Lazy Dungeon Master

Then, after a while, Haku-san returned from [storage].

'It was reminiscent of the old Rokko-chan, but there was a room in the back. But at least it wasn't just the size of a [storage].

...... Really?

You didn't know?　Make sure you do your research, Soto, it's your life on the line.

Well, it seems to stop when people get in. The lights don't work.

I'm not sure what to do with .......

Haku sighed with a huff.

...... I thought you'd say that since it's Haku-san, you should ignore my life and look into it. A little anticlimactic or not so anticlimactic.

'Speaking of which, Khema-san. I heard you're investigating the Dogs of Chaos and the Holy Kingdom?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

And here, suddenly, Haku-san changed the subject. Dolce-san must have reported to him.

'So, what did you find out?　Let's trade it for information I know on my end.

...... Well, yes. It was a shocking culture, polygamy and all that.

Yeah. It's efficient. If you ignore the personal emotional aspect of it: ......

The strength of the Holy Kingdom would be to be able to hold that point down with religion.

''The other thing is that there seems to be a suspicious dungeon in the Holy Kingdom, right?

...... A dungeon in the Holy Kingdom, is it? Is it in the Taimaan region?

No, it's Sanciter.

Taimaan, is that part of it?

...... Hmmm, there is definitely an unnatural flow of goods there too. If you're talking about dungeons, then that makes sense.

That means there's more than one.

That includes Taimaan and Kromak. The Holy City of Vallai is also suspicious.

The Holy City, it seems, is the capital of the Holy Kingdom.

''The three places other than the Holy City, to the extent that it's said, but the productive force is uncomfortable. And the Holy City, on the contrary, has too much going in and too little going out. You could say that there is a lot of consumption because it's the capital city, but you could also say that there is something more because it's the capital city.

I see, that's information that an individual like me wouldn't be able to gather if I were to collect it at random.

It seems that the information network of the empire has infiltrated the Holy Kingdom to a tee.

''I think it would be a good idea to check out the grain production bases in Sunsiter.

Grain?

'Yes. We consume and export a lot more than we would expect based on the area of the field to produce. If there are dungeons, they definitely produce grain. We also process it into ale and other products.

Haku said, holding his left eye in his hand.

...... I'm sure they're sending extra good intelligence to you, but Haku-san is also amazing with the data exactly in his head.

I share more information with Haku-san.

''A 'correctly managed dungeon'? I remember that the country believed in the Light God and abhorred dungeons and actively destroyed them with brave men and saints: .......

You're not as productive without dungeons.

Are the dungeons that exist in the Holy Kingdom working together to prevent the dungeons from being killed ...... or have the ningen of the Holy Kingdom become masters?

'Hmmm,' said Haku, putting his hand to his chin and thinking.

'In any case, if you find out anything, please let me know at any time. If you talk to Dolce, it will get through to me.

'Yes. ...... By the way, can you find out from my research what Haku's information network doesn't capture?

'There's a lot we don't know about foreign countries. I'm looking forward to your perspective, Kema, just like you did in the Devil's Land.

If you ask me, Haku-san was wrong about the culture of the demon country in many ways, and I guess it's important to look into it from my point of view.

After exchanging information meaningfully like that--I was able to return to the Gorene village chief's residence safely.

'I'm alive at ......!　I'm alive!

You did it, Dad!

Yeah. Thanks Soto. Thank you, too, Rokko: ...... for all life!

Don't be silly, Kama, you're overreacting.

If you had messed with Rocco as a human being, he'd be 'in the dirt now! That would have been the case, though!　In a burial sense.

'Speaking of which, Soto. Didn't Haku-san say something like, 'I'm still stopping time' when he was in the dungeon?　Maybe you can move the time inside as you please?

'Yes - although I couldn't make it faster than reality.

Yeah.

So that means I can usually check inside too. And why didn't you tell Haku-san about it?

'What?　Because I'm sure you're trying to withhold information from your dad ...... aunt Haku, right?　I thought it was best to keep my information under wraps, too!　And [a little duplicate] didn't tell me!

You know me so well. When you pulled out ...... my element and all that, I wonder if you got the message of what was going on there as well. The reason why you didn't tell me is because you don't know better, you don't say anything unnecessary.

Well, that's fine. I'd like to check out the dungeon in Soto, if that's okay with you.　It's my [storage] too, and I want to know what's going on.

Okay. If it's Dad's, I'll make room for it, DP.

And they say it's bigger than the original [storage]. ...... Yeah, Haku said it's bigger too, but you can usually build an extension. What's going on, really.

You don't think it's connected to someone else's [storage] or something?

'What?　Can't I?

What?

Soto smiles. 'Wait a minute, if that's the case, it's bad, too many things are bad.

'Haha, I'm just kidding! At best, the only people I can connect with are my mom who has a soul connection to my dad, the dungeon monsters, and Master Niku's sister!

I see, you're right, that's not good enough for someone else's [storage] - hey, that's bad enough.

Hmmm, well. I'm glad it's impossible to pull out the [storage] of an unknown merchant without permission or something: ......

Didn't ...... just say that Nik was the master or something?

'Oh, I had my master yesterday!　Because the sooner these things happen, the better!

Seriously: "Seriously: ......

I put my head in my hands. Oh my God, Nik is now the dungeon master.

There's no downside to Nik becoming a master, but ......

I guess the advantage of this is that it's been confirmed that the ...... Soto master won't be a weird one.

My daughter won't be given to a bad one, in the sense that I won't give her to a bad one.