The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 206

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Part 2, Chapter 13 (206)
Maximilian’s mood seemed to have lightened as he picked up a peanut and spoke.
“Ah, that’s true! People who walk the streets would definitely understand such things far better than nobles who travel by carriage or horseback.”
“Right. I’m not sure what kind of cafe you want to open, but it’s worth asking about.”
The conversation had now shifted to ‘cafe, sea salt.’
“Desserts and breads sprinkled with salt seem like a good idea.”
“But what if the prices were just a bit more affordable…? Many people admire noble culture. However, among the shops run by nobles, there aren’t many places that people like us can visit…”
“We’d like to try high-end desserts at least once if we could work up the courage. But it’s a bit… difficult to even enter…”
In truth, there were no cafes with a rule forbidding commoners from entering.
After all, there were quite a few commoners who had accumulated wealth through commerce.
‘But commoners with lower incomes might be intimidated by the shop’s interior and unable to enter, thinking it’s a place where one must wear fancy, beautiful clothes.’
At the very least, my bakery couldn’t be like that.
I abandoned my plan to make the interior lavishly ornate and instead imagined a cozy design.
That young version of me, sniffling with my nose and butter smeared on my cheeks.
What kind of shop would that hungry child, who dreamed of becoming a chef, be able to slip into without hesitation?
‘I’ll use wood to create a warm atmosphere. I’ll raise the ceiling height and use full-length glass on both the first and second floors so there’s no sense of stuffiness, but overall it should feel cozy and charming.’
I wouldn’t use grand marble.
What if I made the display cases, the counter, and the trays for holding bread all in a soft sky blue?
So that people of all ages and genders could come without burden!
‘The problem is labor costs. I can’t compromise on hiring a pastry chef with the best experience. But if the bread prices are cheap… then naturally I’ll run a deficit.’
There was exactly one way to make up for it.
Add special menu items from the pastry chef!
Available only through advance reservations, and I’d prepare about three special tables for private use.
‘Private exclusive. And there, I’d serve desserts that border on art.’
No one would know what would be served each day. I’d leave it to the pastry chef’s discretion.
It would be perfect for word-of-mouth among the nobility.
It would also be excellent for encouraging repeat visits.
Just as I was satisfied with this rather promising plan.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding! Ding! Ding!!
An alarm I didn’t particularly want to hear rang out sharply from somewhere.
‘No way. Really, no… truly? Here?’
A piercing sound that felt like it was drilling into my eardrums.
I know what this is warning about.
[ !Warning! ]
[An A-rank Irregular Dungeon 【Blind Cannibal Subspace】 has occurred nearby.]
[In approximately 3 seconds from now, this entire area will become prey for the rampaging Subspace!]
There was no time to question it. Not even a moment to think.
The moment I saw the alert that suddenly appeared, I screamed.
“I need to get out of here right now!”
[3!]
Understanding my intent, Urakan materialized in a violent gust of wind. Immediately after, Salamander unleashed a torrent of flames, and the moment air and fire collided, an explosion erupted.
The heat was tremendous, but Aquilaia’s water barrier shielded us from the worst of it.
“Ahhhhh!”
“Suddenly…!”
[2!]
Through the screams of panicked people, I could see the ceiling had been torn open.
Next—
‘Jellyfish, help me!’
Just in case, I needed time reversal right now.
But the newborn Baby Jellyfish didn’t respond.
Instead, Urakan sent people upward, ever upward.
“Superti!!”
[1!]
Thud—.
The moment Upiros’s notification ended, all sound around me ceased.
Before me was nothing but a crackling message window; I could see nothing else.
‘…Was I swallowed?’
I had no idea where this dungeon came from or what triggered it. Besides, the origin of dungeons has always been a mystery.
It was a situation that should have induced panic, but I remained relatively composed as I surveyed my surroundings.
‘My hands—I can move them. My legs—no problems.’
My body hadn’t vanished.
“Mother.”
Only this sensation of being ‘cut off’ from the world.
The cold, severing sensation sent shivers down my spine.
“Shapasi, Flammeus.”
I called out in succession, but as expected, there was no answer.
‘They definitely said it was a Subspace earlier.’
Since there were hundreds of dungeon types, they couldn’t all be the same.
But I’d never lost connection with the Spirit Kings before.
“Maximilian?”
I called out just in case, but again, only silence.
‘At least it’s fortunate. If only I’m trapped here…’
Then the space of pure darkness rippled.
Click, crackle.
To make matters worse, the glowing text wavered and gradually faded away.
‘So right now, all I can rely on is my ability to handle situations and my combat skills.’
As I deliberated, I realized the ground beneath me was unstable and bolted in the opposite direction of the vibrations.
‘Wait, there’s light.’
A place as dark as the Deep Sea, yet only that one spot shines bright?
I couldn’t shake the comparison to an anglerfish luring prey with its bioluminescent glow before swallowing them whole.
‘No choice. I can’t just stay here, and it doesn’t seem like the core is on this side either.’
Cores typically manifest in the most ornate locations.
‘Reckless, but let’s go in.’
The principle of destroying the core should be the same, so I’ll gamble that it’s inside.
The luminous opening, resembling an esophagus, gradually constricted and narrowed.
I barely slipped through before it sealed shut, and immediately regretted the decision.
‘There’s no bottom?!’
My heart lurched—
And then—!
“Ahhh!”
I sank halfway into murky yellow water.
Before I could sink completely into the mire, someone seized the back of my neck.
“Phew, thank goodness.”
“Huh? Maxxi?”
“Yeah. I’ll pull you up, just hold on.”
Maximilian had one hand gripping the back of my neck while his other hand seemed to be bracing a sword against the wall.
‘If Urakan were here, climbing out would be easy, but there’s nothing I can do about it now.’
Maximilian furrowed his brow and hauled me upward, allowing me to finally extract my feet.
“You startled me jumping in like that. Seriously, what were you thinking, charging in without even looking ahead?”
“Still, it’s nice that we’re together.”
“Is this really the time for such carefree remarks?”
“Haha.”
Well, I’m accustomed to dungeons.
This was my first time being caught unprepared in an A-rank dungeon, but the interior environment wasn’t something you could navigate through caution alone.
Sometimes boldness is the better strategy.
“What about the others? Did you see what happened to them?”
“Yeah. A massive gust of wind swept them away. The Jellyfish suddenly grew enormous and devoured several people.”
“Ah, thank goodness…”
So Baby understood that much.
I suppose it’s because we’ve been training her to store objects.
The moment I exhaled in relief, Maximilian’s eyes widened.
“Thank goodness? You were swallowed!”
“Mm.”
A pitch-black maw suddenly appeared behind your back. I was trying to save you when I got sucked in along with you.”
He tried to rescue me.
I’m grateful for that.
“So you were here from the start, Maxxi?”
“Yeah. And there kept being openings above my head that would open and close. I was so startled when you burst out and nearly fell into that pit.”
The fact that he kept repeating himself suggested he’d genuinely been frightened.
I rolled my eyes while dangling helplessly.
The core had to be somewhere inside this thing.
It certainly looked like the type of place that would have one.
“Maxxi, this is a Subspace.”
“A Subspace? Like those storage vaults Mages create?”
“Right. But it seems to be a Subspace without an owner. And it even has… life force…?”
“What is that supposed to mean? How grotesque.”
I had no idea who would create something like this.
Rasifer would have known immediately.
“Magic and Spirit power are fundamentally incompatible. That’s probably why the connection to the Spirit was severed.”
“This is maddening.”
“If the Subspace has become a Dungeon, there’s definitely a core. It should be a blood-red crystal, and it’ll be large given this scale.”
Where could it be?
Maximilian sighed as he watched me glancing around uncertainly.
“If it were me, I’d never hide it on the floor. I’d put it beneath that liquid that looks like pus.”

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