3-7. Past, Failure and Withered Labyrinth (2/2)
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”By the way, who was that demon?”
”I don't know. I didn't directly see the demon. Only heard it from Nidoren-shi's talk with other merchants. I only knew that the town around the castle was burned down and it went somewhere after. Maybe it came to steal the revived labyrinth.”
Is it like the arm demon, gathering power in the labyrinth?
I talk about it to Arisa.
”So the uproar that Nidoren got involved into, was about labyrinth?!”
Her face is close.
Bracing myself, I push back the oncoming Arisa, while talking about the demon raid's disturbance, the arm demon's making of the labyrinth, summarizing them all. The silver masked hero was omitted.
”You mean a new labyrinth was made?”
”Seems like it.”
Is it a point to be surprised about?
”There are only 6 living labyrinths in this continent. The last labyrinth which appeared, did so 100 years ago. A labyrinth will appear in the place where the corpse of demon lord is, that's what written in books.”
”That arm demon said that it was created for the sake of the complete resurrection, so I thought that it was just a recovery type shelter item.”
”It's not such a cheap thing. That's a Legend class artifact item. I wonder what's the objective...”
”To produce demons to fight the hero maybe?”
Ignoring my nonchalant answer, Arisa ponders with serious face.
I'm alright with you hanging your hands on my shoulders, but please stop circling my waist tightly with your legs.
”Are there earth veins around this area?”
”It seems there's one called Dragon's Valley.”
She says that with serious face while looking up... Fine, but why are you pressing your thin breast?
”If the arm demon's goal was to recover one arm, then probably it should have been over. I think full recovery would take many months. It could probably move around in its former form in short period.”
”And that thing is underneath our feet, chilling~”, she's shaking.
I don't know how long is short period, but Zena-san et al who are on the labyrinth's entrance are in danger.
”You're awfully knowledgeable.”
Almost like Nadi-san.
”I've read most of the books in the castle's library.”
”The letter printing in this world is really small you know~”, Arisa outraging.
”Do you know? When you read books and gain new knowledges, you accumulate experience points~ Thanks to that, my level went up even while secluding myself in castle.”
I see, this isn't a game after all, you can gain level even without going in battles.
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”Tell me if you know this.”
”Of course~ Master~.”
While rubbing your face against my chest, don't grope it with your fingers.
”In this world, to fight against a level 62 demon, how much force would you need?”
”What are the level of the best pieces you can prepare?”
”Around 48.”
”Then if you equip them with 6 holy attribute weapons and the party balance is good, you can win~”
”There aren't 6 of them. Level 48 magician is one person, upper 40 are 3 people, and lower 40 are 2.”
”It will be harsh, but if there are 10 level 30 people as back ups in turns, then I think, they could somehow do it. Although there probably would be many sacrifices.”
She stops playing with her fingers and looks over here.
”Master, you sure know a lot about this town's forces. Aren't you a merchant?”
”I know an acquaintance in military. Also, although I call myself a merchant, I've never done any commercial business.”
”Master can afford 5 slaves regardless.”
”Well yeah, I got a lot of magic cores from the labyrinth after all, I won't have money trouble for a while.”
The moneys are actually things I pillaged from the dragons, but it seems it'd be troublesome so I just mislead her here.
I grab her hands which were playing around on my chest above, seemingly misunderstanding something, she closes her lips shut and attempts to kiss me.
I push her back, peel her body off me, and lay her beside Lulu.
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I put on cheap robe and cloak, and going out of the room.
”Where are you going~”, hearing that, ”Sleep until morning”, I 『Ordered』 Arisa that and got out of the room.