Chapter 344
The VIPs in the Meanwhile
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“Are those adventurers your doing, Haku? They seem to be used to this . ”
“Kehmsan’s doing, actually . I mean, I invited him to make the dungeon, it looks like he’s put them through some irregular training?”
“… Those adventurers must have been put through their paces . They’ve even overcome the succubi . ”
The adventurers had annihilated the skeletons and gargoyles . Their movements were well practiced . Moreover, they seemed to shake off the succubi’s temptation easily . Normally, adventurers would have quickly been manipulated by the succubi and started attacking each other .
Not to mention Wataru, the hero who’d mowed down those succubi with his overwhelming strength .
“By the way, Haku . That one’s a hero, yeah?”
“Yes, he is . ”
“If I recall, he’s one of your pawns?”
“Yes, he is . ”
“… Him having a charm-resistant bracelet was pretty convenient?”
“It would be an issue if a hero were to fall under an enemy’s control, is it not a natural countermeasure?”
“I don’t recall him having it though?”
“I’d just thought it up the other day . Him not having it up until then was not safe, of course . ”
Core No . 6 shrugged as if to acquiesce .
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Looking back at the monitor, they saw that Core No . 564 had noticed the hero’s presence and was upset . He was shouting as his prided group of succubi was easily devastated and forced to fall back .
… It sounded something like him protesting that the hero alone was already too much .
Still though, that side was going with deploying the hero there since there was only one way in and out .
They weren’t letting their own allies do the attacking, instead making it so that the hero would only be hunting their enemies . Haku hadn’t given him that order, she hadn’t even been briefed on the dungeon . It was Kehma’s own scheming that brought this situation about so naturally .
Meanwhile, Core No . 666 was actively raiding Core No . 564’s dungeon . Swinging the fire magic sword that was her [Doppelganger], she easily cut through the gargoyles surrounding her .
Her breathing visibly rough, she used an arm to wipe the sweat from her brow, showing that she could allow to act tired in mockery . Core No . 6 and Haku knew the truth behind it, but would Core No . 564 after becoming so disturbed by the destruction of his troops?
“No . 666 is doing her best too, isn’t she?”
“Hmm . No . 666 is doing it irregularly, but she has achieved the strength of an instructor . ”
“An instructor? Oh, in your Demon King Style . If I recall, it was something about achieving a body that doesn’t tire through an improved humanization?”
“Correct . And No . 666’s brat of a Master ordered her to [Forget] her fatigue . Well, she won’t be an instructor until she’s able to do it herself, but it’s still a valid strategy . ”
“… Ah . The Absolute Command Rights . Haah…”
Haku sighed . Even if she felt that the Absolute Command Rights were annoying, she didn’t say it . [Father] was sitting right in front of her, after all . He probably had a deep reason for it…
Just then, [Father] smiled and spoke to Haku .
“Haku, I have some questions I’d like to ask, but could you ask Kehmkun them for me?”
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“Of course, if you wish . What should I ask him, Otou-sama?”
“No . 666 made it past No . 564’s attack, I’ve been wondering how she hid . ”
“Oh . She was in that room from the start . She seemed to have been hiding herself by using [Illusory Wall] . ”
Yes, Aidi had been in that room from the beginning . However, she only appeared out from behind the insubstantial wall after No . 564’s attacking forces passed by .
Haku judged it to have been due to the insubstantial trap [Illusory Wall (500 DP)] and couldn’t help but feel admiration for using it to get past enemy troops .
“Hmm, it looked a bit different to me . Please ask him . ”
“… Understood, I will . ”
However, Haku couldn’t help but connect her monitor to Kehma and ask now that [Father] had said that .
“Kehmsan, do you have a moment?”
[Oh, what’s up Haku-san? I’m a bit busy with the Dungeon Battle at the moment . ]
“I have a question for you . How did you hide Core No . 666?”
[Oh? You didn’t see the map? She was in the gate room from the beginning . ]
She hadn’t looked at the map, but Haku did already know that, of course . Besides, Haku already felt she knew how this happened… but when she glanced back to [Father], he was looking at her with [Ask how she hid herself!] written on a piece of paper .
“Umm . How did she hide?”
[… Not going to say for free . ]
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The negotiations began . With that, [Father] quickly created a strong will bracelet . Its effect was enhanced through a god’s power, so this strong will bracelet could even be called godly .
… Haku felt that Kehma was getting a bit too compensated for this .
“So, how did you hide her?”
[It wasn’t anything so complicated . See? I spread a monitor to fill the room and made it show the picture of a wall . Then I just had her stand behind it . ]
In other words, he’d expanded a monitor to the maximum size, made it visible, then used it to hide behind .
“Eh? You didn’t use an [Illusory Wall]?”
[… Illusory…? Oh, the trap . Those are expensive though? They’re worth ten futons . A monitor was enough for this Dungeon Battle . ]
Setting aside whether 500 DP was expensive, for him to use the menu’s monitor like that…
Haku was suddenly brought back to the mind-shattering feeling he’d forced her to feel before .
“… That helped . Thanks . ”
[No, no . Please give Father my regards . ]
Saying that, he closed the communication .
“… It looks like Kehmsan did notice you after all, Otou-sama . ”
“Ahahaha! Well, that’s Kehmkun for you . But maybe I should respond with [You have no right to call me Father!] or something? Eh, I’m not really against it though . ”
“If you don’t mind… wait, No . 6? What’s wrong?”
When Haku turned toward Core No . 6 next to her, she saw him busting a gut laughing .
“Kukuku, it’s nothing . Just seeing your face when you heard about how he used the monitor was funny . Forgive me . ”
“… Did I look that strange?”
Haku placed her hand against her cheek .
“Yeah, you did . Your eyebrows and mouth froze solid . Kukukuku . ”
“Alright . I’ll go all out in my attack in our next war . Perhaps I should lend my magic sword collection to my knights…?”
“Wait wait wait! I didn’t do anything wrong here! Right, Father!?”
“Ahahaha! Sorry No . 6, you’re at fault for saying saying a girl’s face looked funny . Though Haku, aren’t you the one that decided he’d used an [Illusory Wall]? I think you should be a bit more flexible . ”
… [Father] had likely already realized what Kehma did even before she’d asked him, but had her do it for her own sake . He was grinning like a kid whose prank just succeeded .
“Did you know? In another world, they have people called shinobi that use cloth colored to look like walls in order to slip past enemies . They call it kakureminojutsuNinja Art of Camouflage . ”
“… Is Kehmsan one of those shinobi?”
“That’d be a sight to see, wouldn’t it! —Ah, how about we get back to watching the Dungeon Battle?”
The Dungeon Battle was still in its early stages .
As for what events would unfold next, only god knew—nay, not even [Father], a god, had no clue and was looking forward to it in excitement .