Chapter 355: 355
Subordinate and Support
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[However, don’t blame me if the information spreads among all Dungeon Cores . ]
“… Eh, as long as he doesn’t actively spread it, I don’t mind . ”
Which is how I came to receive two Boss Spawners . I figured it’d be fine for me to say it .
[Alright, could you tell No . 564 the reason he lost?]
“Sure… to put it simply, [A dungeon strong against adventurers is not necessarily strong in Dungeon Battles] . The number of enemies you’ll be up against is just too different . ”
[… You are certainly right . No . 564 likely would have won if it were just Aidi and a few others . ]
“Exactly . You’d obviously deal with a small group very differently than you would an army, right? That was the biggest mistake . ”
[Father] nodded along . Core No . 564 listened on in silence .
Maybe I should say a bit more? I did get two Spawners, after all .
“This might just be something peculiar to the Demon King Faction, but you just didn’t prepare enough forces . There is power in numbers . Even if they’re individually weak, as you’ve seen, once they move together systematically, they can become a threat . That said, there is a certain knack to have them move properly… Is that enough?”
[Perfect . Thanks, Kehmkun . So, No . 564, understand now?]
“Y—… yes, Father . It is quite… understood…! ”
Prostrating himself, Core No . 564 gave his answer . Something was off about the way he responded, but eh, whatever .
He said he understood and [Father] said it was enough, so deal complete! Anything else has nothing to do with me .
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“I was surprised too, Rokuko . I never would have thought that squirrels could be so useful . ”
“Fufun, this is one of Kehma’s tactics—human wave tactics . They weren’t humans though . ”
Rokuko stood next to Aidi as she bragged… I’m the one that came up with it… eh, oh well . She’s my partner, after all .
[Now then, let’s see if No . 6 and Haku would like to say something… Let’s start with Haku . Anything to say?]
[Oh . Allow me, then . ]
With that, Haku-san stood in front of the monitor . Core No . 6 clicked his tongue even though he was in [Father]’s presence, was he annoyed at not going first? They really must be on bad terms .
[Hmm, right… Kehmsan, good work . I will deliver that strong mind bracelet later . It is one Otou-sama specially made, so it’s even stronger than the one Wataru wears . ]
“Oh, thanks . ”
[As promised, I will allow you to hug Rokuko . ]
Oh yeah, that was a thing .
“Onee-sama! Can’t we kiss?”
[No . I wouldn’t mind it one time if you kissed me a hundred times, though?]
What a self-serving person .
“I’d like to duelkiss Rokuko, too . ”
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“Huh? No way . If you kiss me when we aren’t sisters I’ll have a kid!”
Umm . What? And wait, are duals equivalent to dating for the Demon King Faction? Besides, isn’t she a magic sword-type core?
[And for you, No . 629, now named Orange . You may contribute your services to me as Kehmsan’s subordinate from here on . ]
“Hahaha~! Nkyuu! I look forward to working with kyuu, Kehma!”
And now I have a subordinate . I didn’t do anything though?
[Alright, now for No . 6 . ]
[Hrm . First, Aidi, splendid job . As expected of my grandchild . ]
“Thank you, Jiji-sama . ”
[No . 564 . ]
Core No . 564, still prostrating himself on the floor, trembled on the other side of the monitor .
[… You have disappointed me . Even if there were three cores, you were brought so low by three of the 600 series… You will keep your life, but you are hereby expelled from my faction . ]
[P-Please, wait! What should My Glorious Self do from now on!?]
[Like I know? You are no longer under my protection . Do what you will—ah, however, I forbid you from calling yourself part of the Demon King Faction or a user of the Demon King Style . If you violate this ban, you will immediately be crushed . Do not forget this . ]
Saying this, Core No . 6 was done .
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Core No . 564 was speechless . He’d probably have a hard time from here on, but, well, good luck?
… With that, [Father], who was smiling for some reason, spoke .
[Oookay, so No . 564 . I’ll give you two choices . ]
[F-Father! P-Please, anything . ]
[First, you can live on as you are as a Dungeon Core . Eh, basically it’s the do nothing choice . Second, you can choose to be Orange’s Support Core . What do you think?]
Orange’s face started to scream that he didn’t want him . I mean yeah, even if he said he’d support him right now, he might start teasing him from here on .
[… What do you mean, Father?]
[What? I just said it, do you want to support Orange as the reward? Orange is a rabbit-type core, so he’s lacking in offensive power . I figured you’d complement him well in that . If it’s an issue of being too close I can just Dualize you two, how about it?]
He has a point to what he was saying, but Orange just kept shaking his head back and forth as if to say no, no, no, no, no .
But what’s that Dualize thing? Linking? A connection? Dual Cores?
[Father . What is Dualize…?]
[Oh yeah, you don’t know about it, huh? It’s when a single dungeon is managed by two cores that are connected together, but Orange would be the main one, you’d be like his support . ]
[… My Glorious Self would have to be under that rabbit?]
As No . 564 stared into the monitor, Orange dashed to hide behind Aidi .
“Ohoh, No . 564 . You lost against Orange in the Dungeon Battle, a rabbit and a kicked dog, how fitting . ”
[Guh… . !]
“Noooo! I don’t want to pair up with a guy like hiiiiim!”
[It’s alright, Orange . Supporting cores can’t act against their main cores, they can’t even harm them . ]
Isn’t that basically slavery?
“Save me, Kehmaaaa!”
“… What if he only came when called? I mean, what if you treated him like an ace up your sleeve to save you in a pinch?”
“Nkyuu! So like a mercenary? … That might be fine . ”
[Ugugu… U-Understood . It is disgraceful, but My Glorious Self, as the loser, am in the wrong . Father, please…—make me Orange’s support . ]
[Good choice! Now I just have to get him a Master and we’re good . ]
With that, Core No . 564’s fate was decided . Since it could be said that he’d effectively entered Haku-san’s faction, Haku-san’s expression was a bit complex after having said that she didn’t want the trash of a core . Come to think of it, Orange is my subordinate, and Core No . 564 is Orange’s, so wouldn’t that make him… seriously…?
[Okay, good job, everyone!]
It felt like [Father] was the most pleased of us all . The heck .