The Dinosaur and the Meteor

Can dinosaurs really stop ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠a meteor? The next morning, I stretched, climbed out of bed, and sat there blankly until the events of yesterday came rushing back to me. "Oh, right. That post." I grabbed the phone I’d left by my side to check if there were any decent ideas in the thread, but what on earth was going on?

They had been arguing about the same topic since last night. Dinosaurs stopping a meteor versus it being impossible. There really are a lot of crazy people in this world.

"...Can dinosaurs actually stop a meteor?"

What is this? Why do I feel offended?

"I was just saying it for the sake of it, too."

But could they really not stop it? Listening to the side that says it’s possible, it actually sounds plausible. They say the reason dinosaurs went extinct was that they sacrificed themselves to stop a meteor ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to save other life forms...

"Hmm..."

"Who eats chicken in the morning?"

Besides, there aren't any chicken shops open at this hour. I decided to have a simple breakfast, do my homework... and then head into the Tower to discuss it with my daughters. "Enter."

My vision shifted in an instant, and the massive tower appeared before my eyes. As I approached and opened the door, a message popped up.

"Yes!"

I was moved to a remote grassy field; the conditions were the same as the 11th floor. At this point, aren't the Warlocks the ones summoning the meteors? Or perhaps something is sleeping inside the meteor.

"Help me."

With a pure white light, a girl appeared with silver hair reaching her waist and wearing a long, grayish robe.

"You, it’s been a while."

She, dressed in attire embroidered with silver star patterns, looked at me with glowing red eyes.

"It’s been a while, Sage."

Sage of Time - ■■■■.

True to her title as a Sage, she was the existence that provided solutions in the game whenever the story got stuck or progress became impossible.

"I actually needed some advice. Could you help me?"

"Giving you advice is my small happiness. Ask me anything."

"I have to stop a giant meteor falling from the sky. Can dinosaurs stop it?"

"Hmm... I’ve given much advice in my long life, but this is the first time I’ve heard such a question."

She crossed her arms and pondered for a moment, and just then, I felt a presence in the bushes.

She uncrossed her arms and frowned.

"I cannot tolerate anyone interrupting me while I am thinking."

As she raised one hand high, a massive hexagram formed in the air, and pure white starlight fell upon the ground.

At the same time, screams erupted from the bushes.

"Kuaaaack!" "S-save me!!" "Ah, oh Evil God!!"

I wondered who it was, but it seemed to be a group of Warlocks.

"Judging by the foul energy I sense, they are Warlocks. They are the type who blame others instead of putting in any effort."

She is kind to everyone, but there is one exception. She hates Warlocks, who caused her to lose her parents when she was young.

"I do not wish to breathe in the same space as such filthy things. Let us deal with them first."

"Yes."

She reached out a hand for me to take, and in an instant, my vision changed, and I was floating in the air just like yesterday.

"It is best to wipe out such filthy things in one go."

Giant hexagrams were generated one after another, filling the sky. I wondered if she was trying to save the world or destroy it, as she was going way too far.

"You're only targeting the Warlocks, right?"

"Naturally. I am a woman who loves nature."

With a pure white light, the bombardment toward the ground began, and just like yesterday, she was turning everything—forests and all—into ashes.

...You said you loved nature.

"Nature is survival of the fittest. Weak existences do not survive."

She seemed to feel a bit guilty as she muttered to herself, but I’m going crazy. Won’t the Administrator appear ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠again at this rate?

Look at this! Didn't they appear!

"It’s not my fault!"

"Hoho, you are..."

"No, I told you it’s not my fault!?"

"Hmm..."

Did they just appear to tease me?

"Oh, I remembered. You were clearly... destruction..."

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, and a message popped up.

"Hmm, I shall remain silent."

Was that phenomenon just now caused by the Administrator?

"G-God is angry!" "We must offer a sacrifice!!" "Salvation for us all!!!"

I heard voices from Warlocks who had somehow survived, but not long after, a message appeared.

"Yes."

I cleared away all the windows that popped up and looked at her, the Sage of Time, beside me. Now it was time to hear the answer.

"After dealing with all those filthy things, I remembered. As you said, there is a way for dinosaurs to stop a meteor."

"Really!?"

...Please, just stay quiet.

While I was looking at the void and signaling with my eyes, her voice reached me.

"You have protected many worlds. Among them, isn't there the world you speak of?"

"The world I speak of?"

"The world where dinosaurs appear."

A world where dinosaurs appear...? I... had played a game like that. But that was... a mecha game, wasn't it?

"You already know the answer."

With those words, a brilliant light enveloped her.

"So, I will give you a little help."

The brilliant light soon turned into a small sphere and flew toward me.

"Use that."

"Thank you."

"Then, let us meet again."

With that final word, she disappeared, and just as I was about to leave, a message popped up.

"This has an expiration date!?"

"..."

* * *

After pondering for a while, I ultimately chose to climb further.

"Yes..."

Whew... Alright, let’s just use this and go back. But didn't they say the monsters appearing on each floor are different? They seem the same? I tilted my head and shattered the sphere.

They said to use the item and then summon, right?

"Help me."

But judging by the title alone, it sounds like an existence that destroys the world, doesn't it?

A crack formed in the air, and an existence appeared.

A mecha-Tyrannosaurus whose entire body was made of machinery.

A glow-in-the-dark mecha-Tyrannosaurus that shone with phosphorescence at night appeared.