Me and Nia are walking back to the Treehouse Mansion after leaving the guild tavern.

That said, Nia was flying.

"Now that you think about it, 'restraint (binding)' is scary.It's fine because there was a Grimm this time.Neither "state abnormality resistance" nor "state abnormality reflection" nor "state (condition) optimization (green)" does not work for "restraint (binding)", does it? "

Nia once again looked back at today's battle.

This [binding] is a special state abnormality, isn't it?

"That's right. I remember from what I read in the book earlier... there is a category called 'Special Condition Anomaly' which is different from 'Condition Anomaly'."

The same is true of the [binding] this time... I think that other things such as the [suggestion] used by vampires and the [justice claw mark] "brainwashing" and "personality rewriting" used by vampires also fall within that scope.

After that... [Seal], [Darkness], [Curse], [Sleepwalking], [Possession], [Forced (Gears)] and so on.

There may have been others, but I can't remember.... "

"This time, the" restraint (binding) "was displayed in the" state "column of the basic status, but the" brainwashing "and" personality rewriting "are not displayed in the" state "column, right?"

I suddenly asked what bothered me.

"That's right. There seems to be a difference among the special state abnormalities, and there seems to be something that is displayed in the status" state "and something that is not displayed.

I don't think it was "brainwashing", "personality rewriting", "sealing", "sleepwalking", "forced (gears)"...

I don't remember this, and the information in the book may be wrong. "

"It's troublesome to have special status abnormalities that aren't shown in the [Status] column..."

“That's right, we don't know the cause right away.”

"I have to be careful about [special condition abnormality] in the future."Especially in the fight against demons, some nasty people might use it..... "

“Yeah, that's right. We need some information, and we need to talk to everyone!

Speaking of which, I just remembered... [Special Condition Anomalies] are all troublesome, but [Force (Gears)] is extremely complicated.

I was able to manipulate the target by force, but it seemed like it could be used against monsters.

Monsters can't be “tamed,” but they can be “charmed.”

Just like that, I could use "Gears" as well.

Unlike "fascination", it seems like you can also give specific and detailed instructions.

When that happens, it's almost the same as "Tame", isn't it? "

"That's troublesome..." Um... maybe using that skill will force the monster to rampage and head to a specific place... or something like that will trigger the [Chain Rampage (Stampede)]? "

My words made Nia look happy.

We looked at each other.

"Maybe... the monster's rampage is so continuous that it's impossible this time?"

"It's possible!"Yesterday's raid on the labyrinth city from three places and today's [Chain rampage (Stampede)] in the labyrinth... I don't think it's a very coincidence.I think somebody's pulling a thread in the shadows.I think it's more likely to be a demon. "

"If a large number of people die in the [Chain Rampage (Stampede)], you can gather resentment."... oh... but wait, if the demon has that kind of power... he's going to come after us directly, right? "

Nia framed her arms halfway and questioned her.

"I see... that's true, too.But maybe... you think it might not work.

If I was actually in the "Limit Breaking" status, I'd be able to resist.

Well, I don't think it's known that it's a [Limit Breakthrough Status], but it's possible that there are skills that are resistant to [Gears] and magic tools, and you're afraid of them. "

Well, maybe the devil is aware of our presence, but he's just checking on us.

"Maybe. And they have something more important than our presence."It looks like you're planning something. ”

Somehow, I want to get hold of the demons, find the Nekko and attack them.

"That's right. Thinking about it... it's only been a few days since I've been in the Labyrinth City, but I can't calm down because of the monster raids, so I haven't been able to gather any information on the demons."

If it was the devil's doing, it would have the effect of blocking our movement..... "

"I'm upset, but that's what happens."But, as we expected, even if it was the devil's doing, there's no countermeasure.If this keeps up, [Stampede] could happen again, right? ”

"That's true..." I want to hit it from the beginning, but I can't think of a good plan.

In the meantime, it feels like we have no choice but to prevent [Chain Rampage (Stampede)] every time it happens.

It's possible to keep the slimes alert around the Labyrinth City, but the labyrinth is too big to be realistic... "

That's right. Of course, the labyrinth is quite large around the Labyrinth City... it's actually difficult.

"Hmm... I see! Just list the monster territories around the Labyrinth City and be careful near them."Be alert to the wildlife around you! ”

"I see, that's good!"Ask your guild leader and other monster realms later!And a new "Legion of Monkeys" was born! "

Nia smiled badly and made the usual unfortunate pose.

Yes... I put my left hand on my hip and put my right index finger up in that pose.

"I wanted you to seal it in the Labyrinth City..."

So, this guy's going to build an "Ape Corps" here, too?

"I don't even know if there's a monkey there yet..."

And if it was alive... it would be a tragedy.

I just prayed that there were no monkeys near the monster space around here.

Yeah, let's do that.

I didn't dare to penetrate the [Ape Corps]... I agreed with a bitter smile.

"Then... after all, you want to learn the skills of resistant systems against various [special condition abnormalities], right?"

"That's right." I wish I had some information about the monsters that launch attacks like that... "

"It's already troublesome... don't you think we should defeat the [Area Master] in the Labyrinth?"It's called "Area Master", so there will be someone who will launch a special attack.That's all the Grimm needs to know! "

Nia said that and gave a very bad smile.

"I feel like I'm enjoying myself..."

And you can say lightly, "Let's get attacked"... but I'm not an M.

[Limit Breaking Status], but I have a good sense of pain!

Don't you have skills like "Pain Resistance"?

Well, aside from that, Nia has a point.

"Sure, at the moment, it might be best to fight a monster that makes a troublesome attack....."

That's right! Let's defeat all four [Area Masters] in the upper east, west, south, and north of the labyrinth. Let's go to the middle level!

Nia has a really bad face.

And I'm totally in shape, but this guy.

“Okay, let's see what we can do that way.”

Anyway, Nia's bad makings are a useful tool, so I agreed.

Well, as I said before, when I came to the Labyrinth City, it really felt like "martial arts training".