The Level-Up Junkie Gets a Thread of His Own

【For real】 The Level-Up Junkie Bro thread, part 1 【Turns out he's actually unhinged】

1 Anonymous Civilian

This is a thread for free-form discussion of the up-and-coming new Explorer — or rather, Level-Up Junkie Bro.

Please refrain from trolling and flame wars. Don't do anything that would bother Junkie Bro himself.

2 Anonymous Civilian

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ty OP

3 Anonymous Civilian

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ty ty

4 Anonymous Civilian

ty for the thread

5 Anonymous Civilian

Man, just watched Survivor Tachikawa's stream — that was something lol

So much new info coming at once I don't even know where to start lmaaao

6 Anonymous Civilian

I mean — the thread title itself lol

"Level-Up Junkie Bro" — the dude's already got a nickname?? lol

7 Anonymous Civilian

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In the comments under Tachikawa's stream, and on social, people are just calling him "Level-Up Junkie Bro" or "Junkie Bro"

Who'd have predicted the truth behind that viral clip would be — the dude was just feeling really good?? lmao

I mean — he WAS shrieking "NGEE-BLEH-DEE-S-S-S-SHHHHHHHH!!!!!" from the very first frame lol

8 Anonymous Civilian

The interview reveal had me cackling lol

Tachikawa: "Why were you screaming back there?"

Bro: "Because I'd just levelled up and it felt amazing."

Tachikawa: "Wait — …what??"

Even with the answer in hand, normal people can't process it lol

9 Anonymous Civilian

Um — I don't really know much about Explorer stuff — but is levelling up actually that good?

10 Anonymous Civilian

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Yep, knew this question was coming. Came faster than I expected though.

11 Anonymous Civilian

Some kind soul, please answer the man!!

12 Anonymous Civilian

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You called?

13 Anonymous Civilian

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A kind soul has arrived! Victory is ours!!

Please, sensei!!

14 Anonymous Civilian

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Very well, I shall instruct you.

You ask: is levelling up that satisfying?

THERE IS NO WAY IT IS, GET A GRIP!!

15 Anonymous Civilian

The forceful answer cracked me up lmaaao

16 Anonymous Civilian

But that's the only answer you can give

I've levelled up a few times myself and it doesn't feel "amazing"

17 Anonymous Civilian

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To answer the question more carefully:

There IS a sense of strength surging into you when you level up

You can feel a sort of "I'm omnipotent" buzz too

But it isn't anywhere near the level where you'd be screaming or pulling Junkie Bro's pleasure-face

…probably.

18 Anonymous Civilian

The lack of confidence at the end cracked me up lol

But I get where it's coming from lol

19 Anonymous Civilian

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Thanks!

While we're at it, one more question…

Why is Junkie Bro getting that high?

20 Anonymous Civilian

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No idea

21 Anonymous Civilian

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Because Junkie Bro's unhinged… (trembling voice)

22 Anonymous Civilian

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He's a level-up addict, like he said in the interview…

23 Anonymous Civilian

"Level-up addict" — what does that even mean lol

OK I'll grant you, in RPGs you do meet the occasional grind-from-hell maniac, but lol

Honestly though, I'm relieved

This guy isn't the kind of psycho who's venting murderous urges by massacring goblins

I have a friend who dives Shinjuku, you see

24 Anonymous Civilian

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But Junkie Bro has the 《Madman》 title?

25 Anonymous Civilian

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Stop, lol

You're really starting to make me anxious lol

26 Anonymous Civilian

The reason Junkie Bro got 《Madman》 — does that just mean he IS a madman??

The recognition condition is obviously satisfied via Tachikawa's viral stream and the clip-cuts circulating on social — but the achievement side has to be on Junkie Bro himself, right?

So is he actually a Bad Guy after all?

27 Anonymous Civilian

A Bad Guy he definitely is, lol

But let's not jump to conclusions

In fairness, compared to the X-Killer-type titles, the conditions for a lot of other titles haven't been verified yet

I'm pretty sure even 《Madman》 hasn't been formally cracked

So there's a non-zero chance Junkie Bro isn't a "madman" by our usual definition

28 Anonymous Civilian

He's already confirmed as a Bad Guy though lmaooo

29 Anonymous Civilian

The truly unhinged part — sure, the level-up-orgasm and 《Madman》 are wild enough, but the real kicker is that he wrapped Tutorial in two days of Explorer activity AND has 《Goblin Killer》 on top…

30 Anonymous Civilian

Yeah I noticed that too

And Junkie Bro is solo, right?

Two days solo to clear Tutorial — his pace is properly off the charts

If he'd been an ex-SDF Ranger or some airborne unit, sure, but he was a regular civilian a few days ago, right?

That's just not normal

31 Anonymous Civilian

Don't you mean ab-normal-civilian……

32 Anonymous Civilian

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Um, sorry —

What specifically is impossible about it?

And what's "Tutorial"?

Is that a thing in Dungeons?

33 Anonymous Civilian

Right, non-Explorers won't have the context

That said — I only have a hazy understanding of it myself lol

Someone, please explain!

34 Anonymous Civilian

OK, starting with Tutorial:

That's the slang for Lv.0–9 — the band you're in when you've just become an Explorer.

EXP-to-next-level in this band is set absurdly low compared to every later band, which is why Explorers call it the "Tutorial Period".

For the record, total EXP needed for Lv.0 to Lv.9 is just 2,250.

To go from Lv.9 to Lv.10, that single level jumps to 10,000.

To clear Tutorial, you'd only need to drop 225 Lv.1 Goblins.

Lv.1 Slimes, 450.

Solo numbers, mind.

35 Anonymous Civilian

Mhmm, mhmm, I see…

36 Anonymous Civilian

"Just 225" lmao

That's not "just" lmaooo

37 Anonymous Civilian

Right, so — in a video game, dropping 225 mobs is a couple of hours, maybe even one. In reality, totally different.

If you've ever actually fought a goblin, you'll know — every individual fight wears you out

Physically yes, but mentally even more

38 Anonymous Civilian

It's that exhausting?

But goblins are weak floor-1 monsters, aren't they?

39 Anonymous Civilian

"Goblins are weak" is a misconception specifically held by people who've never been in a Dungeon

Picture a wild monkey, absolutely furious, dead set on killing you

If you've got a weapon you might win, but you've got no idea when it's going to bite or claw and leave a deep wound on you

Worst case it tears out your carotid and you die

And the kid going up against this monkey was, until very recently, a normal high school student

Now — "kill 225 of these monkeys in two days, please" — could you do that?

40 Anonymous Civilian

Ah, I see…

I think I get it now

Definitely couldn't do that…

41 Anonymous Civilian

To add: the killing-intent-soaked roar a goblin lets out when it locks onto you makes a wild monkey's screech sound polite

That's the monster part doing its job

Honestly, when I was new, I wet myself

And goblins are stronger than wild monkeys, too

42 Anonymous Civilian

Goblins sound like a lot…

43 Anonymous Civilian

Right.

And the unhinged part of Junkie Bro — assuming his interview is true — is that he didn't clear Tutorial just on Slimes. He was killing goblins too.

Slimes don't really look alive, so even if a person struggles to kill one, they don't really hesitate. Stick to Slimes and the mental load stays light.

But goblins are closer to humans than monkeys, they bleed before they evaporate, sometimes you watch their guts come out — straight-up gore footage.

For the record, one of the conditions for the 《Goblin Killer》 title is kill 100 goblin-type monsters.

44 Anonymous Civilian

On top of that, Floor 2 goblins are stronger than Floor 1's, AND they spawn in groups.

Diving solo into that and killing 100+ goblins in two days is just not something a normal modern person can do lmaooo

45 Anonymous Civilian

It's because we have Status sheets at all — a lot of people end up confusing video-game Dungeons with the real thing

That misconception gets corrected real fast lol

46 Anonymous Civilian

For real, monsters or not, a kill-or-be-killed fight scrapes you down hard, body and mind both

"Kill 100 humanoid creatures in two days at melee range" — gives you the picture, right?

You don't even hit those numbers in actual war

47 Anonymous Civilian

Whoaaa…!!

The presumed-Explorer bros are getting fired up…!!

48 Anonymous Civilian

OK lol

I now fully appreciate just how absurd Junkie Bro's run was lol

49 Anonymous Civilian

That said — Junkie Bro is in the real fight from here on

Tutorial just ended.

50 Anonymous Civilian

Yyyyup

Even when killing monsters gets easy, the EXP wall hits like a truck, I'm telling you

Levels won't budge → can't get stronger → can't earn → push down to a deeper floor for EXP and money → predictably get wrecked because you didn't get stronger → either die or quit

This pattern is depressingly common

51 Anonymous Civilian

Hey, but — Junkie Bro reminds me of someone…

The other ones who've stacked multiple titles in a short window and pushed solo into the depths — those unhinged ones…

52 Anonymous Civilian

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ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HEADSHOT YAKUZA BRO!?!?!!

53 Anonymous Civilian

Nah, it's not just Yakuza Bro, there are others (；^ω^)

Sage Saito, for instance

54 Anonymous Civilian

Don't forget Jellyfish-chan

55 Anonymous Civilian

Hero Yoshida deserves a mention too

56 Anonymous Civilian

Saintess Bellwood, surely

57 Anonymous Civilian

Naked Armor Shinra Zen'ichi is the real apex

58 Anonymous Civilian

You guys haven't heard of Denshirou-sensei?

The strongest Fire Roll, Fire Piston, slings, boomerangs, chakram, electricity —

Sensei has to be the strongest, no question.

HAPPY SCIENCE!! ¹

59 Anonymous Civilian

Off-topic, you lot

This isn't a "who's strongest" thread

60 Anonymous Civilian

You really shouldn't be lining up Japan's top Explorers against a brand-new Explorer like Junkie Bro…

Footnotes

1. TL note: "Denshirou-sensei" + the closing "HAPPY SCIENCE!!" is a parody of Kōfuku-no-Kagaku (officially "Happy Science"), a Japanese new religious movement. The hodgepodge of Fire Roll / Fire Piston / slings / boomerangs / chakram / electricity is a forum-meme attack-list joke at the parody-religion's expense. Preserved as a single in-line gag without further unpacking. ↩