The Saintess and Flame Cavern

Phew, job complete

Good job, Kehma.

Manipulating the messenger golem I named Euma, I myself was sending my voice from down a tunnel on the other side of a wall.

I somehow managed to trick her by telling Rin: [My name is Euma in human speech, so please use that.]

By the way, the named monster list didnt get [Euma] added to it. Come to think of it, Tester didnt appear there either. I guess golems made through [Create Golem] arent counted?

There was a chance Id be exposed due to my voice, but the golem lacked the components to reproduce high frequencies making it have a [Crackling Voice]. Itll be great if that was enough.

If pushed to say something, I could just say: [Im just mimicking the voice of an adventurer that had come to this floor in the past.] The golem really is just mimicking my voice too, so its not a lie.

I mean, I couldnt not go out after being unable to repel the saintess due to Rin, so I tried to somehow get her to leave as a fellow follower.

I really hoped that Rin would just stop protecting the saintess, but unfortunately, that didnt happen.

At any rate, the other side of the wall I took position at well, the saintess is currently heading towards the magma area, which leads to [Flame Cavern].

I even said that she wouldnt find what she was looking for, too Her objective is a dungeon core. [Flame Cavern] has a dungeon core as well, so even me saying that I put it away was a lie. Yep, I didnt say something true!

But still, that saintess had a lie-detecting skill after all huh. It might a bluff, but accepting it as true shouldnt be a problem.

For it to work through a golem is crazy. Was it a bluff after all? I thought that, but I recalled how wantonly she tossed her money around. Theres a definite possibility that shes been given preference from her country due to having that rare skill as well.

Let alone her return chance, her revive chance is 100%, so it wouldnt be wasted for them to have her learn a rare skill through a scroll.

At any rate, I was defeated and the path opened. However, that path doesnt lead to our dungeon core. This should buy us enough time.

Lets take a break. The golems and traps that I went to such pains to prepare, as well as the poison arrows that were made from the left over poison from when I tried poisoning Rin were all useless, so I wound up having no choice but to make an appearance myself

And so, this should buy us enough time. Making their way through [Flame Cavern] should take quite a while. That place isnt sealed after all It isnt right? They are connected

They probably wouldve complained if they got affected.

You did it, master, Rokuko-sama.

Rei, your skill in using the bow golems has improved a lot huh.

Yes, golems are the only means I have of dealing damage so I practiced. I bought archery skill scrolls with my DP salary fufu, even so, I cant win against Meat-senpai though. What is it with that senpai? Is she truly an ordinary beastkin child? Aaah, seeing her evade those arrows soaring at her so easily, ahahaha, its unbelievable, ahaha haha

Rei spoke with emotion and somewhat distanced eyes as she laughed dryly.

Seriously, Rins wasting our subordinates efforts.

Right now, Rin is heading to the entrance of Rokukos magma areawhich leads to [Flame Cavern]along with the saintess.

Last time, it hesitated in entering, but its not like magma is particularly bad to it. It said that it was hot and stuffy, but it wanted a more calm place to sleep at. It was a reason anyone could agree with.

In addition, it seems itd be fine even after drinking magma like water Magma isnt H20, so thinking about it, it mightve been a joke.

[Boss, the atmosphere is different here.]

[ I havent gone, farther than this. I dont know, the way.]

The saintess and Rin proceeded through the stepping stones, leaping.

Thats unexpected, did she lose her unwillingness to call Rin boss?

Its pointless sending out the oddball golems with Rin as an enemy huh

The gargoyles I worked so hard on didnt do well either~

Alright! My turn! Feni, get them~!

Thinking that it would be odd for them to not be attacked at all, Rokuko sent Feni out.

[Mu! Thats a phoenix!? C-c-catch it!]

[Eh? Hmph, this is also, Eumas follower, though?]

[Tamer! Tamer! Please catch it, the first saintess partner was a phoenix! I-I also, I also want a phoenix as my partner!]

Feni, run away!?

The saintess started trying to capture Feni, so it quickly ran. The saintess tried to run after it by jumping into the magma sea, but Rin stopped her.

[That is, my followers. Dont. If you want, ask, Euma.]

[Uuuu t-then when I destroy the dungeon core! Before this place collapses!]

I wonder what shed say if I told her Id give her Feni if she stopped going after the dungeon core Ah, Rokukos staring at me. Nope, nope.

Definitely wouldnt do that.

After that, Rin found the entrance into [Flame Cavern] and went through it. The saintess followed him.

I can finally go to sleep

[Boss, from here on is a different dungeon Its probably [Flame Cavern]. Lets head back.]

[Mu? Okay. Another guys, house, huh? Then maybe, next time.]

Immediately after I thought that, the saintess and Rin turned around.

Eh, howd she know? The heck, saintess? Oi.

Whatll we do, Kehma?

Now that its come to this, we can only meet them head on. Ill lead them to the boss room. Cant be helped I wanted to keep it as a trump card, but I guess its time to unveil the new haniwa? As well as the special anti-Rin golem.

But Kehma, when did you get the time to make something like that?

I always take the time prepare things though?

After all, I dont want to die.