Summoned Along With a Home Center, I'll Bring About a Dungeon Renovation! ch1: Transported to Another World, Home Center and All!
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The home center.
A toybox filled with infinite possibilities.
My fun weekend morning starts here...
Wha-
WHAT THE HEEECK!?
Or so I thought.
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Man~
It's been a whole week~
A short while ago.
Home Center "Dahma".
One of the few places in my rural town where I can be healed.
My playground!
Opening time and I'm heading on in!
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First one in~
...Wait.
...Huh?
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There's nobody here...
Is it closed for the day?
But the entrance opened like normal...
Come to think of it,
I saw this in an anime once.
Of a world inside the mirror where everything was the same,
but there were no people.
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...Yeah, right.
Pet Corner - Dogs, Cats, Fish
Oh, you guys are here.
But no customers or staff...
Seriously, what's going
on!?
Wah!
Woof
Woof
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Wh-Wh-Wh-
What the!? An earthquake?
Don't tell me...
There was an alert and everyone's evacuated already!?
I'm so stupid.
Now's not the time to be talking about mirror worl-
...!
...Hey...!
...Hey!
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Huh... What was I...
Hey, you!
...
..What a cute girl.
Are you a new part-timer?
Huh?
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Argh geez!
First a building shows up out of nowhere and now there's a person collapsed here! What am I supposed to do...?
Ah, beg your pardon.
I'm fine... Just fine.
Well then, excuse me.
I don't know what caused the tremors, but my body's fine.
I should leave before things get annoying.
Ah~ My parents must be worried sick about...
...me...
...Hm?
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...A wall?
...Eh?
Eh... Eh?
Wha-
...Wha-
WHAT THE HEEECK~!?
Back to the present.
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...What is this...?
Back to reality are we?
Ah, the store cler-...
...Hm?
Eh?
A sword!?
You're... human, right?
What are you?
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What's your name...?
Erm... Are you a cosplayer?
In a place like this?
Cos... what?
Is that your occupation?
I am Fiona.
...Just Fiona.
If she's not a cosplayer, then maybe a foreigner?
Her Japanese is pretty good.
Ah, I'm Saeki.
...Ah, wait.
I'm Maho Saeki. [tn: spoken in Western order with katakana]
Maho.
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Saeki..?
Are you a noble, Maho?
That's a weird outfit...
Weird outfit!?
Eh, I don't.. think I am.
A mage then?
Meiji?
Like the snack company?
She says some weird things...
Um, is there anyone else around...?
I don't... think so.
I haven't looked everywhere, though.
Then what's with this wall?
There wasn't one before!
It's always been there.
You and that building appeared afterwards.
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Appeared...?
Hah...
I got teleported here from a trap treasure chest.
Those kinds of tricks show up from time to time.
I was careless...
What is this?
Treasure chests? Traps? Teleportation?
...No, wait.
If Fiona's not a cosplayer, then that outfit means...
Um... Quick question.
Here.
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Where...
are we?
Where, you ask?
It's Melquadia Dungeon.
Seriously, where!?
Don't tell me...
I'm in another world!?
Seriously...
Did that quake just now kill me... or something?
But that doesn't explain why this was brought along with me.
This
...Okay, it's a dream. It's gotta be a dream.
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Just gotta do the ol' pinch on the cheeks.
Owowowowow!
...What are you doing?
A Japanese tradition.
Japanese?
I guess she doesn't get it...
So anyway, about what come next...
...
Are you hungry?
...I'm ashamed to say I haven't eaten in three days.
Three days!?
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That's bad! Hold on a sec!
Food, food... It's so hard to choose.
If she hasn't eaten in three days, maybe porridge?
I believe the boil-in-the-bag stuff is...
All that's left is a stove and some water...
Sorry for the wait~
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Here's some water!
Delicious Natural Water
...?
What's wrong?
Erm... How do you drink this...?
Ah, I see.
Ooh!
She's a beauty,
but she acts like a child.
She's that surprised...?
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Rice Porridge
Bonito Flakes
Here, dig in!
Mixed Fruit Jelly
Full of vitamins!
It's hot, so be careful.
Th-Thank you.
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What is this...?
It's rice porridge.
Ah, you've never tried it, huh?
It's like food for sick patients, so it's nothing weird.
...
Maybe it's from the wrong food culture?
It looked western at a glance.
Hmm, did I mess up...?
She might be opposed to Japanese...
Oh.
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...It's delicious...!
Woah, she's gulfing it down.
There's no need to rush.
There's as much as they can sell, literally.
Man~
You sure ate a lot.
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Were you that hungry?
Yes...
It was delicious...
You really... saved me...
...I thought I was done for...
I was this close to dying...
so...
Ah, I see.
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She's been alone in this place for three days without food.
She must have felt pretty cornered...
I know I wouldn't have lasted a single day.
There there.
You did well, Fiona.
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She fell asleep.
She might catch a cold,
so I guess I'll fetch a blanket from the store.
Besides, those little guys might be here too...
Go on. Eat up.
Pet Corner: Dogs, Cats, Fish
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I had a feeling as much, but it looks like they got caught up in this too.
Though now that I look at them again,
this store sure has a wide variety.
I need to take proper care of them.
Luckily I have the knowhow.
You guys are lucky I have all sorts of pets.
Well, my parents do at least.
Hm?
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I'm pretty certain
I took a bunch of boil-in-the-bag stuff from that shelf...
Hrm...
...
...Ah!
Oh right, the blanket!
I've walked all around, but nobody's here.
The electric line's cut but this place still has electricty... What a mystery.
I guess this thing is likely the exit...
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It's huge~
I'm sure Fiona's noticed this door too,
but maybe she couldn't open it cos it's so heavy?
Guess I'll secure an exit.
Maybe a mini truck can pull it open?
How heavy it it, I wonder?
Huh?
Oh, it opened just fine.
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Urgh. Stairs...
Go play around this area.
What's this sound...?
Fiona said something about this being a dungeon,
so I guess it's underground?
Wait, is this place safe?
In terms of oxygen or gases. Bit late, I know.
Was there a sensor or something...?
Maybe I should head back after all...
...Oh!
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This... isn't the outside.
What is this place?
!
Wah...!
Mm...
...
A blanket...?
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What was I...
Ng...
She saw me in such an embarrassing state...
I'm...
so weak...
...
...Maho?
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Maho! Where are you!?
I'm alone again...
No... I don't want this...!
Hah
Hah
She's nowhere... to be found...
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Eh...!
It's open! How!?
That door was sealed by magic.
I couldn't open it at all.
Did Maho open it...?
But to think she'd go on her own!
I should've explained everything to her first...!
Up here is probably...
Maho!
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...No... way...
A Red Dragon...!
Not to mention... it's a Dragon King!?
It understands human speech, can use ancient magic, and brings about destruction in its wake.
The king of dragons spoken of in tales of heroes.
Legends say it destroyed an ancient kingdom.
Even among dragons, it's on another scale.
Could that be this place's Last Guardian...!?
!
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Maho...! What is she doing?
Was she hit by charm magic...!?
But the dragons' sleeping...
...
I'm scared...!
Why is Maho in a place like this...
Ah.
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Hey, check it out, Maho.
To think a creature like this exists.
It's really... pretty.
~Ng...
Don't say such stupid things. We're heading back...
Eeh? But I'm still not...
Hey... Not so loud!
Come on. Geez...
Wah
Aaah~...
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That was amazing!?
What was!?
The dragon!?
Or me for carrying you!?
Both!
Ah, look, I took a photo too!
...!?
I never thought I'd get to see a real dragon! Those beautiful scales and those huge fans! That overwhelming size! I wonder what it eats? Maybe something godlike?
Maho... What are you...?
Aren't you scared of that thing?
?
Scared...?
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Ah~
Well, I guess so...
but death by being eaten by a dragon might be kinda nice.
She's a freak...!
Not to me...
I don't want to die...
Taha~
Well I don't wanna die either...
I just got a little fascinated by it. I'll be more careful next time.
Next time!? How can you be so mindless!?
Woah.
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No need to get all upset.
Or rather, I still don't know what's going on here.
Y-You really don't know anything...!?
Like I told you before, this is Melquadia Dungeon! The biggest and most dangerous dungeon in the world!
What's more, we're deep underground on the bottom layer of several dozen floors!
Our only way to survive is to make our way to the top through powerful monsters!
I see. So we gotta clear it, huh.
But how do you know we're on the bottom floor?
The deeper the dungeon goes, the more intense the surrounding magic becomes.
At the same time, the monsters that appear become more powerful.
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That thing upstairs is extraordinary even among the most powerful of dragons.
It's a legendary creature known as a Dragon King.
It's living proof that there are some monsters humans can't beat.
And that's exactly why getting out of here is hopeless!
Dragons really are amazing!
I got to see something good.
...Does nothing scare you?
What'll you do if that dragon wakes up...?
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...But come to think of it,
there was door upstairs past the dragon.
We can ignore it and head there...
Won't opening the door wake it up?
Going through that door first is the right way of clearing it, after all.
You'd have to open it to begin with.
That's right!
Aah~ We have no choice but to defeat it!
We're done for! It's no use! I'm gonna die here!
Her emotions sure are busy...
Uuh~...
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Magic?
Haaah~
...A cigar? You smoke...?
Uweeeeeh! What am I supposed to dooo~!
Lord Ruknuvis! Great spirits! Please save me! Lord Luchnuvis! Great spirits! Please save me!
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Please defeat that evil dragon~!
I think this chick might be crazy.
...Hm?
Huh?
Do you really need to defeat that dragon?
Huh~!? Weren't you listening?
There's no way humans can defeat it!
Maybe we could get it to warm up to us with some food or something?
Ah, but I guess there's not enough food for something that huge, huh... Or rather, there was no poop, so maybe there's a high chance it doesn't even eat food...? What to do then...? Maybe get it some sunlight? But if it was hungry, it'd attack us... No, but...
Waah~
What are you mumbling about...?
His food... is obviously us...
That would be satisfying in its own way...
It's not satisfying for meeeee!
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...Guess there's no helping it.
It's a shame, but let's go defeat
that dragon!
Eh...?
...Defeat it?
Yep! Defeat it!
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But how...
...My Dad's a little weird.
He keeps all kinds of bugs and small animals,
modifies the house by himself,
and if leave the slightest opening, he'll go on a trip and won't come home for a while...
It's because of my Dad that I came to love the home center.
When I heard about all the trips he used to go on,
I wanted to see all kinds of sights too.
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So leaving this place while doing nothing...
or worse yet, simply waiting around for death,
would make coming all the way to another world a waste!
A world yet unseen is waiting for me!
So I'm gonna beat that dragon!
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You wanna get out of this place too, right, Fiona?
Eh...!?
That's right, but...
Can you really defeat it?
Well, it takes preparation,
but living things die surprisingly easily.
...
...Are you perhaps really strong, Maho?
Eh? I'm totally weak.
Then why are you being so carefree!?
You fail to grasp just how strong the enemy is...
Fufun~
You're the one who doesn't get it, Fiona.
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Huh...?
Haven't you noticed?
We've got the ultimate backpack right here.
That's right...
The home center!
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I'm sure it'll work out!
After all, this place
has all this stuff we can use!
This is Melquadia, said to be the dungeon of ends,
which has grown into the world's largest dungeon town...
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Ooh~! I'm getting pumped up now!
Just you wait, dragon!
We're definitely gonna make it outta here alive!
This is the tale of Maho the mage and Fiona the dungeon explorer.
Next time: Exterminating dragons with a home center!?