CH 20

This time is for those who hate cheats. For those who hate cheats, it is recommended to turn around.

Tattara, tattara!

On the screen, the whole body of the dragonfly is sparkling. Then as the light intensity grows even fiercer and the entire screen is engulfed in light, there appears not the Diasarray Dragonfly, but a massive Devil’s Darning Needle.

・Disarray Devil’s Darning Needle

Dragonfly-shaped demonic of insect type about 5m in length.

Upon hearing the sound of its wings, adversaries will be struck with such vertigo that they cannot even stand, and in severe cases, they may act deliriously, turning hostile to all things in their environment.

Aside from the sound of its wings, its jaws can rip through steel with ease, and its shell is practically immune to conventional weapons and magic. On top of that, it utilizes its four wings to fly and hover at high velocity, rendering it difficult to be hit by attacks in the first place.

Summoning cost: HP 2000, MP 1000, SP 1700 (currently not summonable)

Note: The level of the master, “The King of the Devouring Black Fog,” is too low. Therefore, the possibility of heeding commands is 50%.

…

Eh? A cheat? I mean, what is this abnormal cost… And what’s more, they don’t even follow my commands… eh?

When I return my gaze to the screen, the Disarray Devil’s Darning Needle is already out of the picture. Apparently, it has started to wander around the dungeon randomly. Fortunately, it seems that it recognizes that it is meaningless to attack its allies and does not pay attention to the other demons in the dungeon.

…

“Yes. I shall leave it alone. From now on, for those who have entered the first level, you have my deepest condolences for the time being.”

Since then, it’s been roughly a week. During that period, two units of military personnel invaded. Let me introduce the demise of their narrative in a digest-like overview.

The first unit entered the labyrinth → Disarray Devil’s Darning Needle, which should have been at a position about 3 km away from the entrance, reacted to the intruders → Arrived right above the unit in about 1 minute → All of the enemies fell into a daze by its ability → The second unit found the first unit being devoured in front of them and commenced their attack → No damage was inflicted on Disarray Devil’s Darning Needle → Dead End for the military units

Ah, yeah. Everyone’s way of regarding this is clear to me. I agree, this is a horrendous episode too. I mean, two units were wiped out in less than 5 minutes, compelling nobody else to show up in my dungeon.

Oh, yeah. It seems that the shell of the Disarray Devil’s Darning Needle can be damaged slightly by ≪Firebolt≫ though it only managed to deal 1 hp. Not to mention, it seemed that even the practitioner was exerting so much power that he fainted after one shot.

…

For now, I’ll just repeat giving commands until the Disarray Devil’s Darning Needle obeys me, and once my command is heeded, I’ll direct it to a specific location. After that, I’ll cover the perimeter with an indestructible wall to confine it. I don’t really feel like doing this other than an emergency.

Oh yeah. I’ll also reinstate the experience distribution. If another one of this dragonfly is spawned, I have a feeling that despair is the only thing that will be left.

Hahaha, I’m going to visit Ryo for a slight soothing experience.

“Therefore, I’ve come to have some fun.”

“Please leave.”

Currently, I am in a small room in the dungeon that I built for Ryo that is connected to the basement of the Nasu family’s house. So I ask Ryo to descend to the small room under the authority of her master (me) since I can only come up to this room.

“Since I’m treating you to a full-body massage with full use of my skills accordingly, please update me on the X-J1 and X-J2 barrier monitoring units for the past week.”

“No, thank you… hyah!”

So, while forcibly subduing Ryo, who is attempting to escape, I thrust her into my body of fog. Then, with the application of the ≪Devouring Black Fog≫, I adjust the partial embodiment and ≪Cycle≫ while massaging her entire body. Hahaha. Before this ability, no other full-body massage machine out there can match it!

“Ha! … This is beyond my expectations… hiu! Wait… ah! Please.”

“Mmm-hmm~ For now, hurry up with the report! Quickly!”

“Well, I’ll give you a report…! I-I shall see to that.”

Now, to summarize Ryo’s report, here is what she has to offer.

・The X-J2 barrier monitoring unit has completely abandoned the attempt to infiltrate the interior of X-J2.

・The entrance to labyrinth X-J2 has been sealed. At present, activities are focused on eradicating kidnapping cases.

・The X-J1 barrier monitoring unit is scheduled to march into the labyrinth after establishing countermeasures against the cloud monster.

・The specifics of the countermeasures are unknown.

By the time the report ended, Ryo is out of breath. She received a full-body massage, but it was probably too much.

“So, let me ask you something. Your identity and the existence of this room have not been exposed, right?”

“Yeah… Isn’t that obvious? I risked my life as well. Before entering this place, I made sure that there was no one around me.”

“Hmm. Well then.”

With that remark, I assume the finger-snapping position and… snaps.

Simultaneously, from the area connected to the house, the screams of a woman and the laughter of children can be heard. Then the sound of something rolling can be heard continuously, and the maid, who is the owner of the sound, tumbles into the room.

“Hah~!”

“What do you suggest to do about this person?”

And when I ask Ryo with a sickening smile on my face, she stares up at the heavens as if she has surrendered to something.