CH 33

All hell’s breaking loose.

“Oh well, I spoke too much.”

“You think the only thing you did was rambling on too much! Everywhere is in an uproar!”

Following a certain council member’s (the one who is a kin of the fox princess) resignation press conference overnight, Ryo’s indignant voice reverberates in my head. By the way, Ryo’s father is not made accountable since he is human and has thwarted the likelihood of the country being ruled by a Demon King before the country would even realize it apparently.

However, at the same time, he is also accused of being involved with the Demon King, the “King of the Devouring Black Fog.”

Afterwards, Houki and Chirito went blue in the face as they realized that Kurokiri = the Fog King. Well, they have calmed down now though.

“Hey, it’s my bad. So, how are the reactions of the people?”

“Since Japan operates on the principle that we should keep quiet about current events, and there is no telling what might happen if someone messes with another Demon King’s kin, there hasn’t arisen much of a crisis. With the exception of the councilor himself, it has not been made evident who the kin are.”

Hmm. Is that how things have developed?

“However, in other countries, there are reports that this has almost triggered a downfall of the country, and certain religious communities are advocating the search for and extermination of all kin. On the contrary, there are countries and organizations that wish to transform all the human beings to the same affiliation with the Demon Kings as their kin with the Demon King as the head.”

“Things aren’t looking peaceful. By the way, how’s your neighborhood?”

“I’ve been noticing what seems to be guards and monitoring crews. Though I’m the only one following them.”

I see.

Even so, aside from the first two, I don’t understand the third one… Truthfully speaking, it makes no sense to accomplish such a feat, and it would consume an unbelievable amount of time and effort.

“Incidentally, did they discover the new entrance to my dungeon?”

“It looks like they have found it, but it’s recognized as a new labyrinth. It has already been verified in other countries that other similar dungeons are being created in the vicinity of the existing ones, so it seems that they have judged it to be identical to the existing ones. Well, in fact, those dungeons may be linked internally to the original dungeon, and the master may be the same.”

“I suppose that’s true.”

I reply somewhat dismayed.

Buuuuuuuuuuuu!

“And, it looks like it’s been a while since we’ve had an intruder, so I’m disconnecting. Call in if there’s a problem.”

“I understand.”

And then the communication breaks off.

“The location is… yes. The third level.”

My heart skips a beat in anticipation of the first invader in a long time.

“Hmm. So here they are.”

On the screen in front of me, the military men are shown crawling out of the dungeon.

This time, as I had intended, I had spent about half a day defeating half of them and letting half of them escape. And although it has been ascertained that several of the people I defeated will not survive with ordinary medical treatment, they are still breathing.

Incidentally, the battle scene is…

“Hostiles attacking!”

“There are sniper shots coming from somewhere!”

“Argh!”

“Pull yourself together, the wound is… ugh!”

“Watch out! This bullet’s a living thing!”

“Damn it! They’re devouring me from the inside… how gross!”

It was something along those lines. Anyway, whoever called it gross, I agree with you, but I have memorized your face since you said it to me face to face. I have let you go this time, but there will be no next time.

Now, here is the main subject of today’s Super☆Experiment Time.

Therefore, I head to the third level where the wounded are. Don’t underestimate the agility of the Demon King.

“Kill me…”

“If this doesn’t go well. ≪Monster Creation≫.”

“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

A magic circle emerges at the feet of the mortally wounded soldier, forcing an expression of anguish to surface on the soldier’s face… but that’s all there is to it. Neither the soldier’s wounds are healed nor does he transform into a kin. Moreover, my magic power has hardly dwindled at all.

“Hmm. No good. Then, as you wish, ≪Mist Plosion≫.”

I put an end to the dying soldier.

“Then, off to the next one.”

I proceed to the next soldier and repeat the same thing.

Including the previous soldier, I have already attempted this on two other soldiers and failed on both. There are only two more to go.

And here is the conclusion.

Apparently, it is no good to simply utilize ≪Monster Creation≫ on a dying person since they have been driven to the verge of death by ≪Devouring Black Fog≫ in terms of HP and other regulations.

Therefore, it may be crucial not to harbor the will to resist, as Izumi did. Or to put it another way, the other party may need to be willing to devote themselves to the Demon King.

If that’s the case, then a critically ill patient or a person who is dying in an accident might be a potential target. Aside from congenital diseases, given that Izumi was able to recover from her condition, it would definitely work on people with diseases or injuries that are developed later on.

Alternatively, it could be a certain alien-like approach, “Make a contract with me and become a Kirijin.” The only price is quitting the human race and collecting intelligence on a periodic basis, so who’s going to get on board?

Hmm. Then, I suppose I should request Ichiko to perform another assignment. She’s basically a conscientious person, so I’m sure she’ll be willing to undertake the task even if she’s reluctant to do so.

With light steps, I return to the first level.