The next time I opened my eyes, the scenery in front of us was completely different.

"Nh...!

It's in an old stone building.

Probably a shrine or castle site.

There are countless rubble around, pillars that should support the ceiling collapse, and when you look up, there are holes in the inorganic ceiling from which a little light lights up this dark ruin.

Me, Luna, and Rock were amazed at the decaying sights around them.

But the other man on the scene, Aji Dahaka, tells him to enjoy our confusion.

"Welcome to the Castle of the Old Demon King, who once ruled this world."

"... the castle of the old demon king?

Eyebrows at unexpected words.

However, Dahaka kept twisting her lips even more pleasantly against me.

"Yeah, that's right. This is the castle of the demon king once ruled by the first demon king, Fraswerg. That said, few people know this place that has already decayed. Now it's my temporary accommodation."

Oh, I see.

I pretended to be as calm as I could to Dahaka, whom I would greatly appreciate.

Now, even if you make a loud noise or get upset here, it just makes the man in front of you happy.

Although he has only a few conversations, this man behaves with a great deal of respect. Since there are times when you get drunk on your own behavior like an actor or something and enjoy the other person's reaction, it's best to respond cold to such a person.

Even if I get impatient or angry here, I can just keep the other person's pace.

When I saw that this response was unsatisfactory, Dahaka continued as if it had gone white.

"Looks like you're not responding well. But this isn't a strange place for your girlfriend."

What?

Looking at what Dahaka meant, there was Luna trembling like she was scared of something.

"Luna?"

There was no response from Luna to the voice-over.

Instead, you start to squeeze on the spot, holding your shoulders with both hands to blush your face and suppress your desperately trembling body.

It was unimaginable from the usual Luna, and not only me but also Rock rushed towards her.

"Hey, Luna!? Something wrong!?

"Luna Oni-chan!

"............"

Though he called out, there was no response from Luna, and instead, only the sound that endured the horror of rattling back teeth sounded.

What the hell is going on? What does this place have to do with Luna?

Immediately after I thought so, Luna murmured to squeeze out while supporting her trembling body.

"... no, no..."

Huh?

"Wow, I... chi, no... I can't do that... I don't want to be here..."

Luna grabbed my hand like a plea.

She doesn't appear to be as generous as usual, or as she would have been if she hadn't moved anything.

It was like a sad, scary girl left behind in a maze of invisible people.

Me, Rock, and Dora, who was hiding in my chest pocket, came out and desperately called out to Luna.

However, at the same time as Dahaka snapped her fingers at us, something like the magic team I saw earlier appeared at Luna's feet, and Luna disappeared.

"Ha!?

Dahaka tells her to sing a nose song behind us in surprise.

"I'm sorry. She seems to be in trouble now, so I asked her to leave her seat. Well, there's something I can do for her, but now that I'm here for you, I can finally calm down and talk to you."

Turning around, there was an extra smile and Dahaka looking down at us.

"... what the hell are you doing to me?

"I want you to grow something."

"Cultivation?"

I frowned on an unexpected word, but I was immediately convinced.

Well, I'm sure there's no other reason to kidnap me.

But when it comes to manticoa, this is how I've been kidnapped recently for someone's cultivation purposes.

When I was at Manticore, I asked about the situation and I helped myself.

Rather, I would have accepted it if they had asked me to.

But that's not what I'm asking him.

I don't know what the reason is, but Luna and I, Rock, and even the unrelated people who said Dora-chan are involved, causing Luna to be afraid.

I was wondering who would ask this guy for a favor, but the next line I was released from him surprised me.

"I want you to grow people."

"What about it?"

Not only did I say that incomprehensible word, but Dora and Rock also put a cushion mark on their heads.

Growing people?

What are you talking about, this guy?

I can grow monsters.

How do you grow people?

"Your monster cultivation. What do you think is the ultimate system?

"What about it?"

Dahaka continued to look at me in confusion.

"By mixing different monsters together, we cultivate monsters with each other's strengths." Resurrection Cultivation "that revives a dead monster using the remains of the monster." Change cultivation "that turns monsters into food that becomes a separate species of creature" yasai ”, as your father did. Your ability to cultivate monsters has undergone many changes and grown, and they are truly commensurate with God's creative skills to create new lives."

…………

Indeed, Dahaka is right, and I may already be growing monsters in the upper realm far more than I understand.

If it is God's Genesis Skill that generates life, my monster cultivation has grown to be close to it.

"But there's only one last area you haven't reached yet. That's what turns monsters into“ truly different creatures. "Of course, this is not a change to similar foods such as yasai. Growth and transformation into more fundamental life that can only be created by God. Bring it to the monster."

"Chi, wait a minute! You can't be...!

That's when I get to the man in front of me.

This guy, no way!? No, but that's what happened!?

The man, Aji Dahaka, told me before he choked me.

Yes, cultivating monsters to turn them into “people.” That's the cultivation of monsters you have, the ultimate growth. I want you to go to it. [M] That's all I want from you. "

The unimaginable answer froze my thoughts.