The Victors Privilege

Nkyuu. That a Dummy Core?

Hm? Yeah

Come to think of it, I never told Orange or Aidi that Im a hero from another world.

Wait, isnt that Great Demon KingCore No. 6 watching right now? I dont really want him to find out No, guessing from the noise back with Haku-san earlier, theres already a chance shes properly hiding it.

As for whether or not to tell Orange and Aidiyeah, lets not tell them. Its not like I have to.

I can break it after we head back to level up.

Yeah. Isnt this a Dummy Core?

Nkyuu. Yeah, Papas so generous~!

Yeah. Generous Rokuko, hold on to it.

O-Okay.

I handed Rokuko the Dungeon Core. I dont really have to destroy it right now. Judging by the calm look on the Dungeon Core [Father]s face when I gave it to her, it looked like he figured Id do that.

[Alright, how about we wake Core No. 564 up about now?]

Saying that, [Father] snapped his fingers. A communication opened between Core No. 564 and Aidi.

[Huh!? A-eh huh? . Ah!?]

! Aaahha

Regaining consciousness, Core No. 564 rushed to his feet. With that, Aidi seemed amused. Very amused.

[Wh-Wh-Wha.!? Lost? My Glorious Self did? How!? But a 600 series can not win against a 500 series!? How did this brat!?]

Good boy. What wonderful howling, you pitiful dog.

[Gaaaaaah!]

Ahhahahaa! Ahahaha! Good, good! How is it? What are you feeling? Vexed? Sad? Pathetic? Hey, how does it feel being allowed to live by a girl many years your junior? Want to kill yourself? Too bad! Im the victor. You know what that means.

[Dammit, dammit, dammiiiiiiiiit!! How, hoooooow!!!?!!?]

Pathetic! Your misery is so gooood!

Aidi laughed in ridicule. She looked very happyno, amused.

Ooh, Aidi, youre having fun.

Rokuko. You lit this flame in me, one way or another.

I just said to not kill No. 564 to win though? I just figured we didnt need to kill him to win. As a result of that, No. 564 would live and youd be happy. A win-win.

On the other hand, it means someone has to live with the fact theyre a loser.

[Gaaaah!? Youre dead, DEAD, DEAD!]

Core No. 564 was howling from the other side of the monitor.

What perfectly small words for that small mind of yours!

Aidi, meanwhile, was absolutely enjoying herself.

Yeah, shes heated up. I dont really care, though. Nothing to do with me, you do you.

[Alright, you two, stop. Could you hear me out?]

[!? H-haha!]

Yeah, sorry, Father. I got carried away in how fun ridiculing No. 564 is.

Core No. 564 finally settled down when he realized that [Father] was here.

By the way, hed lowered his head so far he was basically prostrating himself. I guess as far as Dungeon Cores are concerned, he just showed something unsightly to the most important existence in the world. No helping that.

[Maan, sorry No. 564, but you lost this one.]

[! My deepest apologies! I never expected that Father would be watching, for you to see such a disgraceful!]

[No. 6, what do you think?]

[Yes, first is the previous issue. Oi, No. 564. Setting aside Father watching, do not say that you werent aware that Ive been watching, as well.]

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Core No. 564 sank into silence. Well yeah, he was greeted at the start, after all. And didnt he say he would devote the victory to him? Theres no escaping from that reality.

[My humblest apologies!]

[Hmph. I held no expectations for you from the outset. Anyhow, your opponent was No. 666Aidi. With that Master Haku recommended, it was a forgone conclusion they would prevail against a 500 series. It would be the same with a 400 seriesno, perhaps even a 300 series. Dont you agree, Kehma?]

Huh? U-Umm, its all thanks to Aidi. Hahaha

[Hmm, hmm. Well arent you quite understanding for someone of that betrayers faction? How about it, want to join us?]

[Now hold on, No. 6. Surely that attempt to steal from my faction was a jest? Do you want to die?]

[Kukuku, how about I give you Core No. 564 in exchange?]

[I dont want that trash. Kehma-san, you cant go, alright? Your talent is mine to work to demine, I was just showing it off.]

Haku-san. Just now, you were about to say to death. You were, right?

[Aaalright. No. 564, do you know why you lost?]

[ A-Apologies! My Glorious Self does not understand the dungeon should have been perfect. For more than a hundred years, it had even managed to kill those adventurers who were so sure of themselves!]

Yeah, well, they were adventurers. This was a Dungeon Battle though.

[Kehma-kun. Would you like to tell him?]

For free?

HeyKehma!?

Rokuko started to butt in, but this was something I couldnt back down on. I grabbed Rokukos hand to stop her.

[I gave you that freebie earlier, wouldnt this much service be fine?]

Hmmm. But if I told him why he lost this time, wouldnt that make him antagonistic from here on? Its his own fault for not realizing himself. Besides, itd probably spread throughout the entire Demon King Faction if its said here. Thinking about the losses Id suffer in that case, Id obviously be on the losing end. I dont mind if you tell him, but Id demand something great enough to balance that out.

[I see. You have a point.]

Exactly. If I wound up telling him that his loss was due to his dungeon not being suited for Dungeon Battles right here in front of Core No. 6, the leader of the Demon King Faction, itd wind up spreading throughout basically the entire factionis my official stance, at least.

If Core No. 6 is as excellent as hes been touted as, he shouldve long since realized. All Im doing right now is trying to raise the price to sell it at as much of a profit as possible. I just have to make the sell before Core No. 6 reveals he already knows.

[How about a Boss Monster Spawner then?]

There are Boss Monster Spawners? There isnt one in our Catalog.

You know how you have that respawn named monsters function? Its like that, but itll respawn them for free. There can only be one of the monsters at a time and it has a cooldown time proportional to the boss strength, though. Ill give you a special one that lets you freely set a monster to be respawned with it.

! He offered something amazing! For instance, our dungeons dragon golem could be set for that. I wont have to remake it from scratch each and every time its destroyed.

Or maybe I should make a mithrilno, an orichalcum golem so that it can be respawned when its defeated. Itll be like an ever-refilling orichalcum deposit.

Umm, does that mean I can switch the set monster?

[Yep. Oh, but you cant switch it during the cooldown period. Memories wont persist like with named monsters either.]

I see. So hes saying that any training theyd received would be reset. It could use it as an orichalcum mine forever. Im a bit worried about its cooldown period, though

Hmm? Did he just casually tell me something crazy important about named monsters? He said it like its something I shouldve already known, was I supposed to be making use of that? I should look into that later.

By the way, how long would the cooldown time be on a dragon or something be?

[About a week for an ordinary Dragon, two for something like a Red Dragon. A Goblin King would just be like eight hours. It wont be that long unless its some crazy monster. You could even rush the respawn if you put some DP into it.]

Yeah, so I want that. A lot.

Ill need two, one for a mid boss and one for the end boss.

[Kehma-kun. How do you lug around those massive balls of yours?]

He was amazed, but he gave them to me. Booyah, Father is generous~!