239 Episode 239 "Challenge! Cheat Daughter-in-law Dungeon (Rafilia Edition)".txt

I turned the first corner of the dungeon and found a double-opening door.

'Rita. Use your 'sense of presence' to look through the doors.

Yes, sir. Master.

Rita listens closely to the beast. After a while, Rita--

No sign of them. I don't think there's anything moving in the room.

So I guess that's the pattern, you know, something that comes out when you go in.

Now, I'll have to get ready for The Manners Geass.

Leticia nodded with a wry smile.

By the way, the saintly lady (saying it became too much trouble to walk) is replacing her spirit body with a small figure-sized body. Right now, she's relaxing on Leticia's shoulder.

It's a golem's body, but she's snorting, "Hmmmmm..." - I see, so you gave it that function? You're really handy, saint.

Hmph. Nagi-kun. You should check out Cecil and Rafilia's growth with your own eyes!

Have you both grown up in the eyes of the saints?

Yeah. Especially Cecil, you're amazing.

Cecil's growing up: ......

That Cecil, who did his best with his tiny body, who always worked so hard, and who fit perfectly in my lap when I held him, grew up.

And he's grown so much that it's almost like he's a different person.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be fun.

"Thank you, thank you. I'm glad I left Cecil and Rafilia in the care of the saints.

Hmm?　Oh, yeah.

I'm looking forward to seeing Cecil growing up.

Yeah, right!　You'll be surprised!

Yes. I think you'll be very surprised.

The saint and I look at each other and nod at each other.

Then we have to get through the dungeon first.

Rita, Letitia. I'm going to open the door.

I understand.

'Oh, that. Strangely, Nagi-kun is very enthusiastic about ......?　Huh?

"[S]

We pushed open the door at the end of the hall.

Beyond that was a large square hall.

It was about the size of a school classroom.

There is a door on the other side. That seems to be the exit.

I'm sure you've come to this place at last.

Raphilia's voice came from the ceiling.

But I can't see her.

This is a dungeon that Cecil and Rafilia made, you know.

Both of them may be looking at us from places we don't understand.

''But I don't want you to think that we've won with this!

With a sense of urgency, Rafilia declared, ''The Four Heavenly Kings are the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings!

''The one the masters defeated is the weakest of the four heavenly kings!　The real boss, Gigant Cecil-sama, is ten times as strong as me!

''I see. So we're going to have four enemies, and when we defeat them, Rafilia will be the one to deal with, and then Cecil will be the next?

"............

...... You know what, Rafilia?

"Yes, sir. Master'

Did you get the lines wrong?

'You are the master!　You know exactly what I'm thinking!

You're not shaky, Rafilia.

That's one of the best things about Rafilia.

"But it's good to see you, Rafilia.

'No, no, not really.'

...... Really?

"I missed my master. But I thought it was part of my training and I learned a lot. I thought it would be fun to share my feelings with him after I met him again. As for Cecil-sama, my loyalty to the master was about to run out of control, so I had to take measures against that!　Mogo Mogo: ...... Mogo Mogo

Raphilia, it looks like Cecil has covered his mouth.

Then there was a muffled, whispered discussion.

"Hmmm!　You're finally here!'

I see you've started over: ......

It's just like Raphilia, isn't it?

''But I know I can't get through to my Master with my little tricks!

The first time I saw Rafilia pointing at me.

You can't stop Master, Rita-sama and Letitia-sama with mazes and traps. That's why I've decided to use force to get through.

A passerby?

"There's an exit door over there, isn't there?

Yes. - Yes, you do. - Yes, you do.

That door will be out of sight in ten minutes from now.

Rafilia declares, and a timer floats in the air.

The display is '10:00'. It is decreasing rapidly.

If you can reach the exit before that number reaches zero, the masters have won. If they don't make it to the exit, then we've won!

Oh, I see. I've been thinking about it.

Letitia nodded admiringly.

The trick is to hide the trick ostensibly out of sight and put a time limit on it, which will cause us to become impatient. If there is not much time left, there will be no time to think.

Raphilia, you're good.

"Ehehehe. Is.

At the same time as Raphilia's voice, there was a hole in the ceiling.

There's a figure coming down from there - what is that!

'And the masters will be slowed down by these children.　Let's go!　'Mass-produced Raphilia-type golems,' you guys!

"Nice to meet you, sir.

"Hey there!

Welcome!

I'm a big fan!

The ones that landed on the floor were golems that looked exactly like Rafilia.

They were shaking their chests as big as Rafilia's, their elf ears popped out, and they were coming towards us. They were wearing slave uniforms.

All of them are straightening up and coming towards you with a graceful movement.

They are supposed to be golems, but they look like humans.

It's a humanoid prototype of the soft golem that I made based on the Little Dragon Golem.

Do you know, saint?

Yeah. It's a prototype of the golem I made to hold Uriella's soul. I told him I had some left over, so he was free to do whatever he wanted with it. ...... I see, Rafilia-kun, you remade it to look just like you.'

That's .......

I don't think so. ......

Me and Rita looked at each other.

''Because (Rita) (I) had cool alter-ego skills!''

It's a good answer. You're so cool, Rita.

『『『『 It's cool and I adore it. It's awesome: 』』』』

The golems clap along with Raphilia's voice.

I see.

...... So Rafilia wanted to be a cool alter ego like Rita.

I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

I'm going to keep the masters busy until their time is up!　It's a go!

At Rafilia's signal, a mass-produced Rafilia - because it's long, mass-produced Rafi - surrounds us.

''Hello,'' ''Welcome,'' ''Welcome,'' and ''I'm going to take my time,'' she mouthed as she led our way.

''I don't feel comfortable using my skills on my friends, but it can't be helped.

Leticia said and straightened her posture.

''Activate 'Forced Civility (Manners Geas)!　Hello!　It's Letitia-Milfe!

Forced Civility is a skill that forces the person in front of you to be polite.

Those who see Letitia activate this skill can't help but return the bow...

The stunt!

Huh?　Doesn't the mass-produced Rafi ever stop moving?　Why?

He comes straight at us, trying to take us down.

'No way!　Don't you understand 'civility'?

''Hmm. ''Please think about it, Lady Letitia.

What do you mean by that?

''Letitia-sama's "forced civility" is a skill that makes others polite, right?　But the 'mass-produced Raphilia-type golem' in front of me has been greeting me since it appeared!

"[......]

That was it.

The mass-produced Rafi has been running all the time since a while ago, saying "Hello" and "Welcome" while greeting people.

The 'forced civility' is also a skill for correcting an opponent's courtesy.

You can't get through to someone who is extremely polite from the start.

Even as we speak like this, I'm still greeting you all with a peevish smile. And since I'm the golem you're manipulating, you can't understand 'forced civility'!

""Oh, oh, oh, oh!"

"That's what the master told me a while ago.

...... Huh?

'A long time ago, when we were discussing how to break Letitia's 'compulsory civility', you gave me the idea. As I recall, you said that breaking a strong skill is a burning experience?''

...... Nagi.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, as I recall.

It's fiery. It's like figuring out how to attack a powerful skill.

Besides, sometimes the enemy would take countermeasures against 'forced civility'. We wanted to find the weaknesses of the skills early on. That way, when the time comes, we can follow up.

''Hello...'' ''Nugui-suki-suki desu...'' ''Fufuu-suki desu...'' ''I'm going to stick with you...''

Even as we talk about this, the mass-produced Raffi is closing in on us.

The time left on the timer is dwindling.

Since Rafilia tried so hard, it's okay if I lose ...... but it's bad if I don't go all out in these things.

Let's do what we can too.

''Rita activated the 'alter ego attack'. Hold the mass-produced Rafi!

All right!

At my signal, Rita activates the skill 'alter ego attack'.

Immediately afterwards, Rita's number increased to four.

Three of them are alter egos. With this, I managed to hold off the mass-produced Rafi and reach my goal...

And yet, here comes the mainframe!

─ ─ The moment I was about to run out, Rafilia fell from the ceiling.

I was wearing a deep red cloak.

I'm not going to be able to get the same thing. It looks really good on you. It's cool.

But why is it that his face is burning bright red?

I'm going to show you a new skill that I acquired during my training, 'Instantaneous Strengthening'!

'Instantaneous enhancement'!

That's right. Thanks to those skills, my senses and magic power are enhanced now!　That time limit is five minutes!

No way does it have a time limit for clearing this room: ......

Yes. I'm just trying to stay on top of things until the end of time.

Flipping her crimson cloak over, the black robed Raphilia declared.

''And!　As long as I'm strengthening myself, I'll share my senses with the mass-produced Rafilia-type golem!　I can move these golems as if they were my own limbs!

"Nice to meet you..." "I'm going to stick together politely..." "I'm going to pluck the master..." "I'm going to join Rita-san and Lady Letitia...

Rafilia strikes a cool pose, and the mass-produced Rafi's come at you with their very human movements.

When I looked at the saintly woman - she nodded with a look of satisfaction.

It seems that what Rafilia said is true.

I'm sure you can tell her if she confesses to you. It's true that Rafilia-kun has obtained the 'instantaneous enhancement' skill to temporarily strengthen himself.

'During that time, your senses and magical powers will be enhanced, right?

''Hmph. Exactly.

'So, Rafilia shares a sense with those mass-produced Rafies?

''Hmph. Do you have time to talk about that?　We don't have much time left, okay?

On Letitia's shoulder, the saintly lady pointed to the timer.

We have less than five minutes left.

And we're completely surrounded by mass-produced Rafi.

''Nagi. Let's force our way through here. I'll get behind mass-produced Rafi and the others.

I'll use the shield scramble to keep you in check.

Rita and Letitia murmured.

But, as if Raphilia had read through our plan.

'I won't let you!　"Dragon Seed Whirlwind!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

On either side of me, I called up a huge tornado.

It's bigger than usual. Is it because of the increased magic power, or is the 'dragon seed whirlwind' also strengthened?

''It's been a long time since I've seen my master. I will go all out. Now, mass-produced Rafilia-type golems. I'm going to rip off the master's clothes and rustle about as much as I want to!

Desire is pouring out of you!

'What!　It's cute compared to Cecil-sama!

What the hell happened to Cecil?

If that's what you want to know, you're going to break through here!

Yeah. Okay.

I beckoned Rita and Letitia over to me.

I tell them the plan in a whisper so that Rafilia, whose five senses are becoming more acute, won't hear it.

''──I see!''

When they heard the strategy, they clapped their hands with a pop.

...... Ah, even the saintly lady has her eyes wide open. Now you've heard the plan.

I'm going to go. Rafilia!

Get ready for 「「「「. Raphilia! 」」」」

Well, if you insist. I'll do it too.

We start running towards the mass-produced Rafi.

We don't even get a warning from the saint in time. The mass-produced Rafi is completely surrounding us. On top of that, there's a huge "Dragon Seed Whirlwind" behind us. There's no way for us to escape, but the same is true for Raffi and the other mass-produced models.

"It's coming! Yes! I'll take the master! Unleash the desire!

The approaching mass-produced Rafi and the others.

I knew it. Their eyes are completely looking in my direction.

The four mass-production-type Rafi that shared their senses with Rafilia. And the main body of Rafilia, whose magic power and senses (...) have been strengthened. What is the intention of this...

"Rita!　Please!

「「「「 Yes, yes. Master! 」」」」

Rita and her alter egos gather at my place.

And then - the three Rita's carried me up, just as we had discussed.

""To!"

As it is, Rita and the others start running in a zig-zag fashion, carrying me up in a cavalry battle!

"What did you say? "Master! I can't reach the master! "I can't make it wiped off, I can't make it wiped off!

'What did you say?　This is not good.

The main body, Raphilia, is slumped over.

'I was going to take four people to fluff up the master, but I can't reach it!

I knew it...

Come to think of it, mass-produced Rafi and the others were always trying to get at me, weren't they?

And they were proudly saying "Nugui-nugui" and "funnily enough".

So, Rafilia's newly awakened skill "Instantaneous Enhancement" strengthens her magic and senses (...). In other words, her sense of touch should also be enhanced.

If that's the case, it's easy to read Rafilia's aim.

Rafilia was trying to hug me with four golems and enjoy it with her enhanced senses. I think she was thinking of '10 times more funnily enough' with 4 golems x (pouring) tactile enhancement. ......

''Well, that's as good as it gets, Master!　Did you read my "Operation Master 40x Futile" at ......!

It was 40x.

So Raphilia's sense of touch is 10 times greater than mine. That's amazing.

''Wait!'' ''Rita-sama's footwork is amazing!'' ''I can't catch up with you!'' ''Wah-wah!

The mass-produced Rafi and his team are at the mercy of Rita and the others who carried me, and they have completely disrupted the siege net. Rita, Leticia and I slip through the gap.

"We're through the siege!

We're going to get through Raphilia like this!

There were only two minutes left.

Ahead of us, Rafilia with her red cloak draped over her, and the tornado of the Dragon's Seed Whirlwind blocked the way.

I tell Rita the second strategy in her ear.

Rita nodded and sped up her running.

Mmmmmm!　But we're not letting you pass here!

'Raphilia, you're stronger now. But we have Nagi over here!

Rita, the fourth person who didn't (...) cavalry (...) (・・・・・・), comes back with a mass-produced Rafi in her arms.

The mass-produced Rafi is floundering in Rita's arms.

I put my face close to its ear and...

'Whew,' he breathed.

Raphilia (・・・・) herself (...) sat down, red in the face.

Yup. It's ticklish. It's ten times more tactile.

The 'Dragon Seed Whirlwind' disappears, as if he couldn't concentrate anymore.

There is only one minute left. But Raphilia can't move.

...... fluffy. This is not fair. It's not possible for me to resist this kind of thing, right?

'No, because, Raphilia, you were trying to touch me with the golem.

You can't touch me if you want to.

I said it.

Refreshingly, emphatically.

But. You are a master at what you do. The fact that my senses are connected to my alter ego ...... and that my senses are becoming more acute, and that I'm using all of that to break through, is .......

Raphilia is sitting on the floor, looking at me with a bright red face.

But I don't understand. You could have easily broken through by attacking my golems. Why did you have to use such a roundabout way?

No, no, no, you can't attack Rafilia.

...... You may look like me, but that's a golem.

'I don't want to be a golem. Of course not.

"...... Already, Master ......, when you say things like that, you have to admit defeat!

There was a click, and the count stopped.

The game was won.

Raphilia is sitting on the floor, looking up at me.

'But don't let your guard down, sir!　This Raphilia-Grace is the weakest of all the Master's slaves!

'Oh, yeah!'

...... most vulnerable, so it's the weakest for short.

Oh, is that what you mean?

But you don't want me to say, "I'll tell you every detail of your weaknesses later. You can do that when we're alone. I'll make time for you.

But I want you to be careful. Gentlemen, Cecil-san is getting very strong.

All right. I'll be careful.

Raphilia is getting stronger too.

I didn't have the skills to get through to you at .......

Rita and Letitia are nodding.

I agree.

I couldn't get through Raphilia's room in the proper way.

"Well, Rafilia, I'll see you later.

Yes, sir. And my saint.

"Yes, Mr. Rafilia?

On Leticia's shoulder, the figure-sized saintly woman stands up.

''You've done your best too. If there's anything you want me to do, you can tell me.''

''The masters are tired from the journey and the dungeon attack so far. When this is over, please prepare a bath for them.

'Of course. I'll take care of it.

Thank you. And one more thing, saint.

What is it?

Is it safe to submerge a golem that shares its senses with me in a bath?

'You're going out of control just because you're reunited with Nagi!　I know exactly what you're up to!

It's just so much better, Rafilia.

It seems that the more powerful she is, the stronger her naturalness and honesty is. ......

Soothing Raphilia (forbidding her to submerge her golem in the bath), we headed for the exit.

Beyond the door is a long passage.

And beyond that, there was another door.

'Next stop, Cecil's dungeon, right?'

'Cecil-chan is so serious. I think it's pretty challenging.

We will pull ourselves together.

Me, Rita and Letitia put our palms together and get into the spirit.

'Let's go then. Let's go see the grown-up Cecil.

And so we headed deeper into the dungeon.