Volume 1 Chapter 5 (1/2)

After I made a monster, we parted ways.

I was taught by Marcho the ability Demon Lords possessed that lets their monsters reside in another dimension.

During their stay on the other dimension, time stops for them and their current condition don’t change. I also heard that whenever I wanted to, they can always be summoned.

However, only ten monsters could reside in the other dimension. It seemed like the Demon Lord had to prepare a residence in his own Dungeon for every monster exceeding this limit.

But it seems like this storage, rather than to make the management of monsters easier to do, it was more for being able to summon, at any time, the monsters that the Demon Lord was keeping as his fighting force.

It certainly looked like it.

It’s reassuring to know that you could summon your strongest trump card anytime.

Couple that with the chance for surprise attacks and its value will probably go higher.

For example, one could do something like march into the center of a town, then summon vile monsters and let them run loose.

“So for those reason, Tenko, won’t you go into my storage?”

“Uuuh, don’t want to. I wanna be together with Oto-san!”

She vigorously shook her head.

At the moment, she wasn’t in her fox cub form but rather in her twelve year old, fox-eared girl form.

“But we only have one bed.”

Marcho brought us to a residential area in the 32nd floor of her Dungeon and introduced us to a succubus, the boss of that level.

It looked like the monsters that populated this area were mostly humanoid monsters. They were all so busy.

This being the 32nd floor would mean that there were 31 other floors beside it and those floors should have monsters stationed in them. What the heck, could Marcho possibly be followed by hundreds of monsters?

And since the place we’ve been brought to was a residential area, a great number of houses were lined up. We were given one of those houses to be used as we wished.

The house was filled with a complete set of common furniture and had everything one would need taken cared of. However, the house was probably built for someone living alone and thus only had one bed.

“Then, I’ll sleep together with Oto-san! Tenko wants to sleep with Oto-san!”

Her eyes lit up as she said those words as if the plan she thought of was a brilliant one.

“Although we are a Demon Lord and his monster, we’re also a boy and a girl.”

“Even so, Oto-san is Oto-san. You won’t do weird things to me, right?”

She inclined her head and looked at my face.

To the question of this pure and innocent little girl, there was but one reply.

“Of course I won’t. I’m your Oto-san so I won’t ever do weird things to you.”

“Then, can we sleep together?”

“Of course.”

“Yay!♪”

Tenko smiled and embraced me.

There was one thing I noticed. This child, whenever she’s happy, she says Yay. I found her peculiar intonation which rises at the end of it to be pleasant.

“Shall we eat first before going to sleep?”

“Eat?”

She tilted her head in bewilderment.

Well, I guess it’s because of one of the common general knowledge Demon Lords and monsters were born with that says we have no need of food.

We could eat but it would only be for the taste and nothing more.

“Want to do an experiment?”

I brought her to the dining room.

I set the table with dishes as well as forks and knives.

She was puzzled as she took a seat.

“[Creation]”

I used my own unique skill.

『Unique Skill: [Creation] has been demonstrated. It materializes certain things from your memories. However, things having a trace of magical power as well as livings things can’t be materialized. The consumption of MP is a tenth of the weight of the materialized object in grams.』

I couldn’t remember anything about myself but when I thought about food, numerous menu items came flowing into my mind.

First, I poured some corn soup to a dish followed by steaks into another. I also lined up some French bread on the dining table.

“Woah, so amazing. Oto-san can also make something like this. It’s delicious.”

Her being a Fox monster, meat was her favorite kind of food so her eyes were glued on the steak.

Not to mention, this was a steak that had a pound (450g) of thick juices dripping from it. She’ll probably be quite full with this.

“Can I eat it?”

“Yes, you can but before that, join your hands together and say itadakimasu.”

“Oto-san, what’s that? It’s my first time to hear a ceremony like that.”

Ceremony?

Thinking about, it looked like one.

There was no meaning behind it but I felt that it was only natural to do so.

“I don’t remember why but it feels weird if I don’t do it. Will you not put your hands together for me?”

“I understand, Oto-san.”