Experiment Start

Even though I told Meat something like, Leave the rest to me, it just wound up with me getting eaten as usual.

As her Goshujin-sama, I cant leave her with a bad example!

I wonder what I can do~

I was absorbed in thinking about it while eating onigiri in the dining room. It was a lunch that Kinue-san made. When I bit into one, it had an omelette inside.

The heck is she putting in these? Well, I dont dislike it though.

Rather, Ive been thinking how to defeat that wolf defeat Rin. But I have no clue whatd be effective. I want to investigate a little more first. Alright, lets start experimenting next.

Still, our DP income exploded upwards with Rin being here. At this point Im inclining towards wanting to make it a comrade. I cant sleep quietly because of the uneasy feeling of having that fellow keep staying for a long while though yep, I want to hurry up and defeat it and turn it into a comrade.

That guy also hasnt particularly made any moves against the dungeon core (its a dummy one though) huh. Itd be great if we could just get it to promise to keep on not attacking it.

If it turned into a situation of Rin going for the real core in Rokukos room, itd be scary. Like how dangerous it is if a burglar rushes inwell, I dont think thatll happen though.

Hmm, I wonder if I should strengthen Rokukos rooms security?

Just when I started thinking about that, Gozoh walked into the dining room.

Oh, Kehma.

Hm? Ah, Gozoh. Its been a while huh. Havent seen you in a while.

Ive been spending time at the bar after all! Ive been thinking about accepting that investigation commission, but hey. Want to accept it together?

The commission put out from the village? Im the village chief though.

Rather, what does he intend to do if something happens to the village chief? Well, the bars masterthe village sub-chiefwould just become the village chief I guess.

Theres nothing saying you cant accept a commission you put out yourself. The guild acknowledged the commission, so adventurers can accept it.

Is that really alright? Couldnt you just put out tons of commissions without having to actually pay anything and rank up super quickly? Maybe thats the thing aristocrat children use to raise their ranks? It seems like they get ranks as nobles if they have a high rank.

Raising through the ranks like thats limited at C-Rank though. The guild checks to see whether or not the commission is appropriate, so it cant be too easy of a commission for the rank. You need a recommendation to get B-Rank or higher, and thered be no meaning if you cant pass the examination.

So it was something like that huh But they can still get C-rank huh.

That much is possible from just getting a rare item or something; they just pay a large sum of money to get it.

But C-Rank huh.

Right now this dungeons limited to C-Rank, but thinking about being able to buy the privilege of C-Rank and go wherever that may be good to do, depending on the price. Ah, but there was talk about there being a written test for ranks above C huh. It seems like people that are irregularly strong are exempted though.

So the commissions asking for what?

Aye, the investigation commission is asking to investigate whether or not there is the existence of a demon that threatens [Cave of Desires] floors two and three.

That didnt answer me at all though

Whether or not theres a demon thatll be a threat huh, so how do we go about looking for it?

Human wave tactics. If we cant find it in a few days, well assume it went back farther inside. By the way, since the transition phases investigation is going to be held along with this, the compulsory participation in lookout duty will be waived.

Got it, Ill do it. Can Mea can Kuro and Ichika come along as well?

Knowing that there wont be anything showing up makes it seriously hard to get through. Moreover, its cold.

Its troublesome doing work though.

Aye. Ill be participating together with Roppu after all. Well all get along; its been decided that well be separating parties in the labyrinth though.

Id be relieved if Wataru came too.

Id love somehow being able to throw Wataru at Rin That guys a hero. He wins in the DP department. He could use some kind of magic that goes bang! Like Thunder Storm or something.

What are you worried about?

While sitting down next to me, Gozoh put up a flask of alcohol to his mouth and drank some. A product of the dungeon, a high performance flask that provides a heat insulation function. Among other things, you could put hot sake into it.

Ah, wait there was those tamers. What do you know about tamers?

Tamers? Those guys that tame monsters? Theres stories that theyre able to communicate with monsters, but are you thinking of switching?

Converse huh, no well, its all good. I mean, thats all huh.

Its hard to learn how to speak to a monster! To buy the skill for it, even a single weak monsters language is ten gold ah, right. That much is easy for you to take out isnt it, Kehma? Then isnt it fine?

Eh, so there was a skill for monster languages after all? I didnt check!

Lets check secretly so that Gozoh doesnt see hmmm, nope, not there. I wonder if theres some condition to unlock it?

So, what about slimes?

Slime? Ah, theyre pretty tough, good against blunt attacks. Theyre weak to magic though.

So theyre like that huh. Another question, I heard something about slimes normally being trained to take the shape of a wolf or something?

Yeah. You can even keep them inside of a cylinder. Theyre convenient to carry that way.

Heeeh. Wait, wouldnt it turn into a magic sword if you put a small cylindrical slime into the swords hilt and had it use magic?

Hahaha, what dyou think a magic sword it hmm? Wait, could you? Huh!? W-wait a sec, I need to talk to Kantra!

With that, Gozoh dashed out of the dining hall, leaving his flask on the counter.

Huh? Why does it feel like I just accidentally gave him a technological breakthrough? Well, it probably wont be stronger than a magic sword.

Lets tell Meat and Ichika about that commission for now.

Then maybe I should talk to the guild about me participating in the commission just to make sure. Gozoh even forgot about his alcohol after all.

Well, the commission to search for the demon that appeared and was menacing the second and third floors was settled, they even gave out maps.

But for them to make such an accurate map theyve practically found all of the moving and non-moving walls. Its good that it finished easily, but maybe I need to alter the labyrinth areas design? Maybe Ill change some of the wall and wall golems positions?

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While the villages stuff is proceeding smoothly, lets return to the dungeons side.

It said something about thinking the flavor would be different maybe I should try seasoning the golem a bit?

Because of that, I made the next haniwa golem with magma in it. Its bodys insides are boiling. Lets feed this to Rin.

It looked hot enough to turn my hands into charcoal if Id touched the magma directly, so I had the golem put the magma into the hollowed out area inside of it that I made, paying careful attention so that none would spill.

Ooi, Rin. Its lunch time!

[Kuaaah! Youre still, alive, after all, Kehma!]

Just as Rin started waking up, I walked in with the messenger golem with magma in it.

Now then, eat me.

[ Kehma, is your, head alright? Normally, people dont want, to be food.]

Its alright, so please hurry up and eat me. The magmas cooling down.

Isnt your stomach getting empty? It is right? Besides, you know I wont die even if you eat me.

[Ah, well, then, Ill eat now, but Kehma, you taste bad.]

I remembered you say that, so I changed my flavor today. Now then, go on!

[G-got it. Ill do it now, so time to eat!]

With a snap, I was eaten in one gulp. I looked for its reaction on the monitor, but it didnt look like it really took any damage.

Maybe its weak point isnt magma? I was off the mark huh. Or maybe there just wasnt enough?

Well, its fine. There are still more things to try out.

Next is sulfuric acid, then a strong alkali solution, then various sleeping drugs, theres gotta be something this guy cant eat and Ill find it. Whether this guy becomes a companion or stays as an enemy, its useful knowing its weak spot.