Maou no Hajimekata

"Well, good to see you today, Mr. Lil, Betty."

"Yes, yes, I'll take care of it."

To Pecori and Mio lowering his head, one of Ellen's men, Betty, showed him with her fist up all the time.

"Mio's not serious."

It's not so uncommon for Lil to hang out with her this way and expedite to the shallow layers of the labyrinth. It was something I was doing once or twice a month. The usual pattern is that the members are Mio and Lil, two hellhounds that Mio takes care of, and one from Ellen or one of her men.

"No, I'll take care of you for me."

"It's my job too, so don't worry about it."

Such interaction was no longer the norm.

"Let's go, then!

Imitating Betty with a bow, Mio and Lil fisted "ooh".

The labyrinth of Oulu is now known in four tiers. Of these, the lower half is completely dominated by Oulu, but the upper half is left to the wild monsters to dwell on.

What they want is a second tier. It is a place where there are many demons outside Oulu's control, and where adventurers enter. Mio alone is dangerous, so Lil and Ellen are escorting him.

Lil isn't that strong, but if the majority, including Hellhound, are demons, wild demons don't strike first. Demons don't feed, they're dangerous. Wild creatures who prioritize their survival over anything else instinctively do not come close.

It's adventurers who aren't, but if you're an adventurer to the point of wandering around the second tier, you can mostly handle it if you have two hellhounds. Not that I don't have a strong enemy from time to time, but with Ellen or one of her men, I could repel without any problems. The adventurers I met by chance can only be described as unlucky, but if they run away, they decide not to pursue them.

"Oh, the Beast Demon King!

"Run!"

The adventurers, who have just met me today, see Mio's face, change his blood phase and escape. He totally sold his face as he turned back a bunch of adventurers.

The nickname given is "Beast Road". The indeterminate name is "Three Blonde Knitting".

"... hey, you're hurting me..."

"Uh, isn't that nice? It's good looking, Beast Road. I'd like to be called by two names like Ellen and Mio."

Betty laughed at the brain weather against Mio dropping her shoulder as she pushed her forehead against the wall of the dungeon.

"It's time for a destination, be careful"

In a soothing mood, Lil stabs the nail.

It's not just the demons she's following, it's also for directions.

She's more familiar with the structure of the labyrinth than anyone else on a regular tour of the labyrinth.

I know more about what demons are around than Oul, the Lord of the Labyrinth, if it's detailed information such as which.

"... there he is, that's it"

It was a place connected by vertical holes directly from the ground. The vertical hole is steep but sloped, with the sun light plugging into the second tier. From this slope, the Warcraft enter the Labyrinth.

And the warcraft eating the grass growing there was the purpose of this one.

"Wow... you're sooner than I thought"

Betty leaks her voice unexpectedly.

The warcraft resembled a cow if it were to be compared to an animal.

Two sharp horns grow from four thick feet with hooves, a giant head supported by a thick neck. But it was thought that it was even more than a few times the size of a taurus, and dozens of times the weight. Because all of its skin is made of thick steel.

"They say gorgon, that. Mio, should I?

"I'll try my best"

Mio squeezes his eyebrows tightly and nods.

Slowly approaching, her back length is lower than Gorgon's knee.

"Hi, I need to talk to you for a sec..."

When Mio spoke, Gorgon slowly turned its neck and stared at her. Looking up close, it's like a mountain of intimidation.

"Oh, lie, why..."

Betty holds Mio's body, staring at her surprise.

Towards her, Gorgon thrust with a roar.

"Sounds like the type that doesn't make sense ~"

Betty lowers her mio and sets her bow as she moves forward in a critical manner.

"Wait!

Faster than Mio's suppression, an arrow fired at divine speed flew against the Gorgon - and was bounced.

"Wow, hard!

Betty the boulder, too, is surprised by this.

I had no idea there was a creature who would play a bow that would release with a strong bow given to him by Oulu.

"What do we do, run away?

Lil speaks from above as he wings his patties and wings.

"No...... I'll try to convince you"

Mio takes a step forward away from Betty's back and makes the hellhounds lower as well.

And slowly approached Gorgon scratching the ground with his forelegs to intimidate him.

"It's okay."

Mio proceeds with his steps to such a distance that a grey exhale leaks from Gorgon's nose.

It stained the same gray as the exhale from the fingertips of the extended hand, making a sound and petrifying it with a pisci.

"Mr. Mio."

"It's okay."

Betty's move rushing over to help the boulder stops perfectly in Mio's words.

I can't resist that quiet voice of Mio, neither loud nor angry, for some reason.

"Don't be frightened. We won't hurt you or anything."

He managed to move his stoned mouth more than half way around and Mio stared into Gorgon's eyes.

"I just want to be friends."

Gorgon also stares back into her eyes with red glowing eyes.

Soon the grey exhalation that leaks out of its mouth disappears and Gorgon slowly approaches Mio. And inadvertently, he stretched out his long purple tongue and licked Mio's face.

"Thanks"

Licked to roll over his petrified face, Mio leaks a laugh.

"Uh, are you okay now...?

Fearful Betty asked the soothing but unusual sight of it.

"Oh, yes, I'm fine. I think she was just scared."

He said he was scared.

What the hell does a creature need to be scared to take the bow of the Black Art from the front and not frighten it, but to turn everything that comes close to it into stone and make a protrusion that also crushes the rock?

Lil stood down by Mio, shuddering.

"So how long have you been stoned?"

"That's..."

Mio has a cleverly troubled look on his face alone on the non-petrified side.

"I can stone this kid, but I can't seem to undo it..."

Trouble, to Mio whining, Lil sighed heavily.

"I mean, Mio, I think he's a big guy... Betty, heal him"

"What, I can't use the petrification release. Mr. Lil..."

"There's no way demons can use healing magic."

Unexpectedly silent, Lil and Betty stare at each other.

"What, me, could it stay like this forever? I don't know what to do, I have to take care of everyone..."

"No, worry about yourself."

Lil and Betty laughed unexpectedly at Mio's words, which were heartbroken.

It should be noted that after they treat Mio's petrification, Lil and the others will all be squeezed tightly by Oulu, but that's another story.