Dungeons for the Devil, Dungeons for the Core (Book Version Title: A Different World Dungeon Made with the Devil)

The crusade team consisting of Kalanigan's adventurers and escorts of merchants was "not fighting with each other", but some of them realized that it was not, and reported it properly. These are the detectives sent by various countries.



"Hmm... From Kalanigan's point of view, the bandits have a company-size force, and they have more in their hands." I want you to dispatch the National Army as soon as possible......? "

A few days after the crusade ended in a terrible failure, one of the middle management assigned to the personnel in charge of this issue in a room of the National Army Intelligence Department in Voldaban listened to the story of the subordinates who returned from the crusade inspection.

And then, to answer my superiors' doubts, my subordinates returned--

I don't think so.

It was a word of denial.

"... are you saying it's not?"

"I didn't have a bird 's-eye view of the whole war situation, so I can't provide a solid basis for denial. However, I think it is possible to explain the results of this time without daring to assume a company-size force."

"Huh...?"

Apparently, this subordinate intends to disagree with the Kalanigan authorities' report in accordance with the principle that "explanations should be as simple as possible".

The curious superior encourages him to continue to speak with a gesture.

"Well... first of all, the assertion of the Crusaders leaves out the viewpoint of 'damage caused by fighting each other'." Besides, it's not a big deal, because the troops were spread apart, and we couldn't confirm the factual relationship. "

"... do you think the damage caused by fighting with each other was significant?"

“From where I was, it looked like the adventurers were shooting at a different team of adventurers.... at least it wasn't a weird costume like the rumors said."

After all, it took a year to make the name "Shaker" famous in its costume.

It is a disguise that has never even appeared in a play, such as a black mask with a "skull" style, black clothes all over the body, a double-headed reaper on the waist, and a two-chin sickle...... weapon. According to the newsletter, the authorities asked me to be solemn in order to have a group of similar costumes appear in the play in any town, but... what a story.

If such an outgoing person were in enemy territory, I would not have misjudged this.

"... so there was no attack from the [Shaker]?"

"No, not necessarily. The adventurer didn't seem to be hiding... or the attack came from the shadows where there was no sign of anyone."

The true bone (shinko) top of the "automatic counterattack system", which Crowe focused on, is where the counterattack comes back from even from a place where the soldiers are unlikely to lie down. This made it difficult for me to grasp and calculate my strength, but... it seemed like I could reach my predetermined goal.

"In other words... [Shaker] had the ability to conduct enough interception battles in the cave." But what is the reason why you don't tolerate the soldier theory? "

“We had to spend the night in front of enemy territory before we could break into the cave. If Shaker was planning to destroy us, why didn't he come at this time? Outside the cave, we could have secured enough space to operate a large force, and above all, it would have been an excellent opportunity to destroy each one of them.”

"Hmm..."

"Since you didn't adopt that solution, there should have been (only) a reason."

"... the answer is that the number of people is small..."

In order to hit the crusaders with the oligarchs, the troops were first divided using a maze. If you think that the crusade divided into small numbers was definitely aimed at the ambush by sliding into the cave...... I can explain the behavior of the "shaker" so far.... without daring to assume a large force.

"... why was the trap set up in the cave so low in power?"

This is what was puzzling about the behavior of the Shaker. The authorities in Kalanigan have interpreted it as simply aiming to slow down the progression without killing… What would the man in front of them say?

You just didn't make it?

"... what?"

"The Kalanigans seem to be locked up in the viewpoint of a trap for interception, but it seems that these trails were an emergency way of waiting for the" shaker ", and at the same time they were also a life road." I don't think I'm going to set a trap in a place like that. "

"Hmm..."

"Because I set up a trap in time in a big hurry, I can't arrange for a deadly poison in time, so I'll be able to explain that I ended up with something like a stall..."

"Mhh..."

“In that case, it may have been unexpected to them that we came from almost all of the paths.”

"Mhhh..."

At the same time, the superior was impressed by the strength of the man in front of him and wanted to curse his ability.

Based on the same circumstances and the same information, he interpreted the Kalanigan authorities' explanations in a truly opposite way. There was nothing better to say... but the boss's chest was complicated.

It is not a compliment to underestimate the power of the shaker, but it is not a good idea to swallow the words of the Kalanigan authorities. It would be more than sufficient as a material for critical verification.

However... the addition of the scout's viewpoint to Kalanigan's theory doubled the hypothesis to be examined. I mean, I've got more work to do. I'd like to complain about one thing, but my superiors are the only ones who don't.

"... Thank you very much. Your hypothesis is ours, and I promise you that we will consider it seriously."... you can step back. "

"--Haa!"