Smooth Sailing
Having remodeled the dungeon, we once again opened it to the public.
How was the reaction?
First, the idiots who wouldn’t listen to the explanation (who only made it up to the 2nd floor at best) were able to get to the third floor.
Even so, they challenge it again and again.
Their masters’ orders? Pride?
Seems like Basson’s acquired weapon, the longsword, was pretty damn good.
Moreover, I had thought it was Kurobee’s work, but it was one of his disciple’s.
At best, it could be ranked as a Special high class blade.
Of those who can acquire one, even those affiliated with the army may have a hard time.
So I can completely understand the sudden change in passion.
「Oi, rascals, behold! Doesn’t this beautiful blade fit me!」
Thanks to Basson’s shameless boasting, we have had more guests recently.
But, when it all comes down to it, he isn’t one to plan these things.
Having practiced there, they return to arrange their equipment (which, of course, adds to our profit) and again challenge the dungeon.
Floors 3-5 are easily cleared with proper mapping skills, so they were able to clear them.
And by the time these adventurers left the labyrinth, the adventurers from various countries came piling in because of rumors.
Some, of course, started selling maps, so we decided to announce that the labyrinth will be changing.
Based on their estimates, it takes 2-3 days to clear a floor; at best, a day.
Adventurers affiliated with the Freedom Association were clearly on a different level.
So they are very adaptable. Having heard the explanation, they quickly understood the rules.
And their clearing speed only proved the fact.
It’s cheating! Elemental magic is cheating!
I asked Ramiris about it, and
「Ah, yeah! Totally didn’t think of that!
But, that just means they are really liked by the spirits, so they are trustworthy!」
She responded.
There’s no need to act against them yet. In fact, I would rather commend their resourcefulness.
They are able to carefully judge a treasure chest. They are worlds different than simple barmen, and are approaching this as their profession.
Thus, the labyrinth is slowly being cleared and the number of challengers is ever increasing.
We again gathered to discuss the current state of affairs.
Basically: we are all smiles.
「Oi, Masayuki, did you say you were?
I had thought I saw potential in you, but you are quite the man」
Veldora haughtily praised Masayuki the moment we gathered.
「Ah, is that so? Uh, thanks…」
Masayuki replied, surprised at the sudden praise.
Yo, he was here last time, I introduced you two… did you forget who he was because of how nervous you were?
「Ah, this is my best friend, Veldora-san.
This is Ramiris, the fairy master of the labyrinth」
「Yahoo! You’re great. This success is all thanks to you!」
Unlike last time, perhaps due to recognizing his existence, they are smiling at him.
He returned their smiles.
「Ah, thanks. I’m Masayuki. Satoru… like Rimuru, I am a world traveler. They call me a hero, but that’s just a joke so please ignore it」
Unlike last time, he properly introduced himself.
What a grand improvement. Unlike last time, they recognized Masayuki and are now able to hold a conversation.
「But Ramiris is a fairy, huh. To be able to create such an amazing labyrinth… you are amazing!」
Upon Masayuki’s praise,
「Eh! You, I like you. I’ll make you my follower.
And did you hear, Rimuru? He said I’m amazing!」
Coming at me with a drop kick, Ramiris exclaimed with great pride.
I easily evade the drop kick,
「Right, right. Amazing, amazing. That aside, if Masayuki wants to follow you, I have no problem with that, you know?」
I respond.
A demon lord and a hero. I guess that’s fine.
「Umm, what kind of person is Ramiris-san?
「Eh, yeah. Did you not know?
「Huh, what? Demon lord and a dragon? EHH? Seriously~su?!」
Masayuki…
But he simply did not know. Ignorance is bliss.
To have been recognized while yet ignorant, this guy is seriously lucky.
Thinking of these things, I decided to ask of Masayuki.
「Ah, well, I did plan to disable the skill, but…
My comrades said, praising my name.
And, well, they are inside that dungeon, so let me say my thanks…」
Is what he said.
I’m honestly surprised.
Having thus finished our self-introductions, we turned to the matter on the table.
Myormiles is very happy.
They come buying our items again and again, so we easily service a thousand people a day.
Now, as per Masayuki’s suggestion: drops.
But, drops are a surprisingly difficult topic. Normally, monsters would drop raw materials or stones at most…
「Why is this necessary?」
Veldora asked.
The response,
「Huh? Well, there are those who don’t naturally recover and would suffer a defeat as a result, right? So, I thought: wouldn’t it be nice if monsters dropped potions? And, as for unidentified equipment: when they pick it up, they’d need to leave the labyrinth to have it appraised, right? And by providing such a service we could make a bit more money. We could also mix in some poison with those potions…」
I see.
Unidentified, huh; that does excite me. I’d be very excited while having it appraised.
And I bet there will be those who pack up full of trashy drops to sell back in town.
「I see. Well, that be as it may, shall we shift labyrinth around now?」
I ask. Overall, I’m rather satisfied with how things are going.
「Sounds good」
Ramiris said, like a know-it-all.
So she was just going with the flow. Crafty rascal.
We all nodded, having come to a general consensus.
Having monsters swallow trash proved very easy, in fact.
After space magic to place trash in front of them the monsters just swallow it.
By delivering magical energy via pipes we can control when a monster will spawn, and in front of them we can then drop an item.
Managing the spawning of all the monsters would be a pain, if not for just having them spawn in a single room.
Thus, we are able to quickly fill the dungeon with drops.
The 95th floor we made into a city.
They are a wonderful workforce, and I’ll have them leave in that city.
The treants and the dryads already took root there, building a city of trees.
A city of Fairies.
Accordingly, they expressed their joy with gratitude. And immigrated their with hearts full of hope.
There are a number of man-made inns on that floors, just as there are at other save points.
Oh, and as there is a chance that treants spawn in this labyrinth, we decided to have them guide and support adventurers along.
Of course, they gladly accepted.
Thus we finished remodeling the labyrinth, and our workload decreased a level.
Seems like the time to refresh the floors came again.
By the time we finished the dungeon, someone had broken throughthe tenth floor.
The town was rather festive
The group to have broke through that far was Hero Masayuki’s group.
『Ma~sayuki, Ma~~sayuki!!』
They cheered.
The Ogre Lord was a “B+” ranked monster, but clearly no foe for Masayuki’s group.
Ogre Lord drops items from the ogre series.
As part of a series, it’s a rare item.
But just a look at this weapon made the adventurers’ eyes change.
A boss appears once every hour and if he gets defeated one needs to wait another hour.
Once you cross beyond this floor, you can never return to this boss fight.
This boss drops an item box.
And as a “B+” ranked boss, it certainly can be defeated by a well-prepared team of six.
Greatly increasing the number of challengers.
By now, there is not a single person in the world who has not heard of Tempest, the city of the labyrinth.