Dungeon Renovation ch2-1: How to Defeat a Dragon (Part 1)

So basically, this "home center"? thing...

is a huge goods store from your world, and you got "transported" along with it, Maho?
Assuming I believe what you're saying, Fiona.
There's no such thing as dragons in my world, after all.

A short while ago...
Was this ever on sale...?
A tombstone...?
It's a jewel that can grant wishes... I think.

I wished for "help" and this building appeared.
I thought it was just a fairytale...

I don't know if that's what resulted in this situation, though...
Help...

Hah

So it's your fault I got transported to another world, Fiona!!

I can't really say that...
Not in this situation...
So... um... sorry.
It's fine. I won't hold it against you.

It's full of cracks, so I don't think we can use it again.
Hmm~...
According to Fiona,

this Great Melquodia Dungeon is a troublesome place with monsters so strong that they've only managed to clear up to the 14th floor.
There are dungeons all over the land, with the shallowest being 10 floors and the deepest being 30 floors.
There's also many uncleared ones whose depths remain unknown.

In an average scaled dungeon, there is hope for being rescued...

But this dungeon was measured based on the size of the first floor.
That alone was enough to put it in the world top class, worthy of the name "great dungeon".

On top of that, it's not very popular with adventurers due to its high difficulty.
Being told to clear it starting from the lowest floor,
would certainly put you in despair.

Well, I'm sure it'll work out!
First, we need to defeat that dragon upstairs!
You say that, but...
Don't worry, I've got a plan.

But first, I need to check something.

This is... what you made me earlier, right, Maho?
Yep. Porridge.
You ate pretty much the entire stock, Fiona...

Don't say that! It's embarrassing!
Don't you think it's strange?
You would think there'd only be a little bit of porridge left.

Ah, that's true...
You mean it's been restocked?
Maybe it was restocked by the ghost of a store clerk! ...or something like that?

Ghost? There's no monsters on this floor.
Ah, right...
Weak reaction...
But it looks like there's all types of monsters.

So let's test it out.

How about this?
Granola
Cute.
It looks tasty!

Eh!? Eh!!? How!?
I knew it... Even the expiration date is the same.

This is great, Fiona! We've got an infinite stock!
I-Infinite...?
If worst comes to worst, we can live here for years!

We're totally sorted for food!
Wanna go job hunting with me for eternity?

N-No thanks...
She turned me down.

Well, that was a joke.
But with this, we can pull it off.

Okay, let's get some ingredients!
H-Hey wait~

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...Wh-What is this...?
We extract the components of nicotine,
add rat poison, pesticide and sulfuric acid...
and throw in the mystery chemical All-Stars,
to get super deadly poison!!
Poison!?

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How dangerous is it?
Hmm~ A spoonful would be enough to kill a man.
It's that dangerous!? I thought this store only sold daily essentials?
Well, this is a daily essential in a way.

They say the difference between medicine and poison is the amount.
Those things are meant to be smoked, after all.
Hmm...

Wanna puff?
Wah! Amazing! A magic tool!
No it isn't.

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So magical items really do exist,
though I guess they must be pretty valuable.
Hah~...
Not bad.

She's surprised by a lighter of all things, after all.

Wah
Magic?

Hah!

Oh right. Fiona, take your clothes off.
Eh? Right. My clothes...

...

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...Wait! Eh!? My clothes? Why!?
You appear to be okay with eating foodstuffs from my world, but there may be differences in our bodies that I wish to clarify.
Why are you suddenly speaking so politely!?

I just wanna check it over!
It's totally... not because I wanna see a pretty girl from another world in the nude or anything!
R-Really...? You're not just a pervert...?
Is this necessary to defeat the dragon?
Absolutely!!!

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...A-Alright...
We're both girls, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

Ah, should I strip too?
No thank you!!

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O-Okay, I've taken them off...

Well then, excuse me.
Lewd...
...

The outward appearance is no different from mine,
and the location and pulse of her heart appear to be the same too...
Is her ability to use magic external? Or does she have special organs for that?
I can't tell that much since I'm not a doctor.

You got a moment?
Eh?

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!?
Huh? You seem kinda hot.

Hey!? W-Wait...
Your standard temperature is a little higher.
This part might be different.
Wait! Maho!!

S-So close~
How about down here...?

Hah

Not there!
Ow!

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...Yup.
Looks like your weight and blood pressure is about the same as mine.

Poison!!
Keep sealed!!

So what did you find out in the end...?
That we're humans from different worlds, but as living beings are concerned, we're both human!

In which case, maybe that dragon is a type of living creature too.
But that's a monster, you know? Nothing like a human...
Well, it's a hint at least.

Also, this thing should help us beat it.
Eh?

This jewel...
and that treasure trap you mentioned before, Fiona.

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I think these things are meant to be used by humans.
Don't you think that's strange?
That something like this would be in a place where only monsters dwell.
If you think about it another way, there's no point in leaving an enemy that can't be beaten here.
Meaning that dragon... should be beatable.
That's probably... what the one who made this place would do.
At the very least, that's how I would do it.

...I don't know why this exists, but
maybe... there's a reason for it?
Well, since it's a living thing, poison should work. Even a change in temperature or atmosphere should kill it!
But...

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So how do get it to drink the poison?

...
...

About that~...
It snores really loudly but keeps its mouth shut.
Maybe we can inject it through a steel pipe...? But we're screwed if it wakes up...

...Okay.
Let's put that on hold
and go with a different plan!
Eh? Eeeeh!?
After doing all that!?

She has another cunning plan...?