Rins Parting Gift

Spring arrived.

The snow melting, a warmer air filled the area.

Its said that spring is a season of encounters, but for [Cave of Desires], its one of parting.

You have to go?

[Yeah. Thanks, for the care. Kehma.]

Promising to leave in the spring, the black wolfthe enigmatic black slime (wolf type), Rin, had already decided to leave the dungeon once winter ended.

Although I was thinking about tricking it with something like [Winter is forever you know?], it wouldve been pretty bad if I got exposed. It also wouldve felt like keeping a ticking bomb in the dungeon.

[Ah, right. I made this. Here.]

Nn? Whats this?

Rin handed me an orb. I caught it with the messenger golems hand.

Its a black orb about the size of a baseball. Its so black that it looks like its eating up the light. The heck is this thing?

[Its a Gravity, Bomb. If you strike it, most enemies, will die.]

Oi, dont give me something like that. Am I some suicide bomber?

[Kukuku, were you, surprised? Its alright, I set, a keyword. Hold it with, your hand. After you say it, throw it. The keyword, is [Black Plate].]

So theres a safety seriously, I still dont know what this guy is at all.

Black ah, itd be bad to say it now.

[Kukuku! You didnt fall, for it huh! As expected, Kehma is, smart.]

Hahaha. Could you give me another? Id like to try it out against boss.

[Sure, try a few, times. I make them, myself, so theres a limit But, they dont work, against me, you know?]

Saying that, five of the black orbs dropped out from Rins black pelt. It rolled them over with its forefoot. Are you some kind of powder keg? Your existence itself is like a bomb, though.

[Thats the limit. Use them, well. Then, see you.]

Yeah when are you coming again? Next year?

[No idea, but till then, dont die, yeah? Ah, Kehma cant die, so its alright, right? Well, see you.]

Laughing, Rin left the cave.

On this day, Rin, who magnificently left the cave in broad daylight, was seen by adventurers that carried white plates. It ate a ton of white plates as a midday snack.

It left?

Yeah, it feels like I just put down some heavy luggage. Phew.

I sighed.

So I was feeling stressed by the absurd bomb named Rin being in the dungeon after all? I just feel like I finally removed a popcorn kernel from between my teeth right now, its a pretty refreshing feeling.

Theres also the fact that our DP income went down since Rin isnt in the dungeon anymore, so theres that. It gave us quite a lot of income over the winter. Well, its fine.

It gave me these Gravity Bomb things, they seem pretty dangerous I wonder how strong they are. Theres no way theyre strong enough to collapse a dungeon right? Im troubled about where I should put them!

I was also able to advance the dungeons development while Rin was here.

I started making the new riddle area after the warehouse area, as well as an arena area just beyond that.

The arena area is a kind of miniboss fight. The haniwa golem is the opponent there.

Its a bit lonely since there isnt an audience though.

After the arena area it turns back into what youd call more of a normal dungeon area. Taking a break there, the next floor has the boss room and the innermost core room.

By the way, the innermost core room is a two-layer structure, with a dummy core room on one side that conceals a hidden inner room that also has a dummy core. Why would I make a wasteful thing like that? Thats because I dont really know where I should put the real dungeon core.

Since the saintess used [Treaty], a skill that could seal off a dungeon cores movement, I want to put it in safe a place as possible.

On the other hand, just putting it as far in as possible isnt any good either. Dungeon cores = farthest in. Thats how all adventurers think.

So then I thought about making a two-layer system using a dummy core and the real core and tried it, but there might be people that can see through the trick. I realized that after I made it, so I decided to put another dummy core there.

So right now the real dungeon core is hidden in the arena areas ceiling lights. Its hidden among shining orb light magic tools.

Well, this should be good enough for now. Ill have to react immediately if people make their way past the riddle area though.

Ah, right, Kehma. Ill be away from the dungeon for a bit, is that alright?

Going away? Youre leaving? To where?

Is there somewhere to go?

Maybe its some business in Sia or Pavuera?

To the dungeon core assembly!

Which reminds me, there was something said about something like that, huh.

Cant I go with you?

Ive never seen dungeon masters get brought along, so I dont think so. I think Ill be back in two or three days, so please wait here. I wasnt able to go last year because of the bandits after all.

In other words, what shes doing isnt different from what shes always done.

Got it. So, when are you leaving?

Ah, today.

Rokukos body started emitting a faint light.

Thats?

Un. Im off Not like I want to go, though.

At that moment, a magic formation appeared like it was wrapping around Rokuko and, with a bang, she disappeared.

Tell me sooner, oi.