We have arrived at Hierarchy 3.
From here on, I'd like to move on to the dungeon to avoid being caught up by Fine.
So....!
"Say it! Open car!"
I created a green smoke and made a flat oval like a cloud.
"What kind of weird effect sound and weird voice?"
"It's a mess in my world. When you put out an item, it makes you feel more tense."
The atmosphere seems to be getting dark, so I left it to myself.
"Lute, what about the smoke? What is an open car?"
"This is a flying car. This time I'm going to take this and move on to the dungeon."
Last time I went to Iris, it was easiest to hold him in Dragon Man mode, but this time there were two of them.
That's why I wanted to carry them fast with this smoke.
This dungeon ends in "5" and will have my stamina and magic.
"Can I take a ride?
and Charlotte.
"Yeah, why don't you sit in the back for now?"
Charlotte put her foot on the oval smoke.
"Oh, really. It's floating!"
I'm sitting on the clouds for a while.
Iris continued to ride behind.
"Are you going like this? Something's about to fall..."
"Support your body with smoke."
When the smoke was manipulated, their bodies buried in the smoke as far as their hips.
Okay, that sounds good. But this looks more like a Bobsleigh sleigh than an opener.
I really want to focus more on shaping, but I don't have time right now, so I just need to ride.
I'm in the front driver's seat too.).
"I'm going to slowly increase the speed. Okay, let's go. Let's go!
Operate the smoke. The speed is gradually rising.
Yeah, it's definitely faster than walking.
With this, you won't have to worry about being caught up by Fine.
"Wow, wow. Iris, look, when you open your mouth, the wind will come into your mouth. Look... abba baba"
Charlotte is doing something. I've seen animals doing that before.
"No, don't. She's a girl."
Depending on the two of us, it looks like we'll be fine at this speed.
All right, let's keep going.
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My operation went well, and I went to the hierarchy "4" at once.
The hierarchy also proceeded without any problems, and it reached the long passage of the upper level "5".
This leads to the boss's room.
Is it about three hours, including a break? I think it was a pretty fast pace.
Their health will be fine, and my stamina still has plenty of room.
As he walked through the long Western-style corridor, he saw the door drawn by the magic team.
The boss's room.
Once inside, the door closed as usual, followed by a black aura vortexing in the middle and a monster appearing from inside.
The boss of this dungeon.
Iris told me the name of the race is Noras.
Is it a coincidence? This boss is a doll-like monster in a black dress and wears a clown mask.
I don't care how I indirectly move it, but I still look like I remember Fine.
A giggle, a giggle, and a dull sound made two other arms grow out of my back. The arm has a sickle.
It looks like a hidden doll.
"[Thunderarrow]"
Ouch!
An arrow pierced the doll's torso.
Boom!
The boss bounced and flew.
Well, another blow.... I knew Lute was really strong. "
I have no enemies to fight in the beginner dungeon. The hardest part of this dungeon is definitely Fine.
The treasure chest appeared in front of me with a glitter.
This item is for
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[Red Medal (Norath)] Card
1. It is possible to materialize by bearing in mind. I will not return to the card.
2. Commemoration of the arrival on the fifth floor of the human world name "Dollhouse".
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It was called.
I don't know what commemoration is, but it seems that giving it to the country is one of the conditions for ranking up.
There was a rattling noise and a staircase appeared in the back of the room.
We can finally get out of this creepy dungeon.
"Charlotte, Iris. I'm sorry, but could you just leave the dungeon and wait for me?
"For the time being, why?
And Iris.
"I'll wait here for Fine."
"Wait, what are we going to do? Persuasion is... unfortunately, I find it difficult."
"Yeah... but I want to talk to you a little bit more. I don't know if I can."
I think we have to take responsibility for bringing her here without thinking about it.
Besides, there's something strange about her, but I don't think she's as evil as the Rhinokawa.
Above all, she has been in love and hate for a day.
If you leave without saying anything, the man will be abandoned.
I want to do everything I can, even if I can't.
That's what I think I should do right now.
"Fufu, I'm sure that's what Lute would say."
That's what Charlotte said.
Iris looked troubled for a while, but she nodded eventually.
"Lute, if it doesn't work out, don't let it down."
"... yeah. I'm sorry."
"Yeah, well, be careful."
Iris left that last word, and they went down the stairs.
I'll wait here alone for Fine.
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I wonder if Iris and the others left the dungeon for half a day.
Tips, tricks, tricks.
I heard footsteps from afar.
The footsteps are approaching.
And then, with a dull sound, the door opened.
Fine wearing a clown mask has arrived.
I'm slowly approaching.
About ten meters from me, she stopped.
"There is a dragon man in the boss room of the beginner dungeon - what a strange feeling. It's like I'm having a bad dream."
Fine's voice was calm, but I could feel the hatred inside.
"So, why are you here? You were waiting to kill me?
"No, I want to talk to Fine. That's why I stayed."
The mask is staring at me.
I feel quiet anger, but it doesn't seem to be as intense as it was in the lower hierarchy.
"... are you mistaking yourself for a human? I'm sick of this. Stop pretending to be human."
"No, I'm definitely a dragon man, but my heart and soul are human beings."
"... shut up.... hah... hah... shut up, shut up, shut up!
Fine summoned a rifle with a long barrel, held it in her hand, and turned her muzzle towards us.
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Is it still impossible to talk...?
I thought so, but Fine doesn't attack just by holding the gun.
"You're not going to attack me? Just like before."
"... I'm sorry about earlier. I wanted to protect Charlotte and Iris from you."
Rip, rip, rip. There's a crackling and a gushing sound.
"How can Fine listen to me?
"Phew... Phew... you want to talk to me so much?
"Yeah."
"Then do as I say."
"... okay."
What do you want from me?
"Please look like a dragon man."
"Okay."
Boom!
I will change to Dragon Man mode as I was told.
"... how creepy! Uuu!"
Once Fine put down the gun she had, she started scratching her chest with her fingernails.
This is where the letters of my name are carved.
It is scratched tightly. I saw blood on my nails.
"No, stop it! Don't hurt yourself!
When I try to step forward,
"Don't move!
I shouted so hard. I stop my feet.
"Uuuuu! I can't forgive you after all! Hah... hah...!
Fine painted her blood on the mask.
The clown's expression changes to something that feels angry.
"From now on... hah... hah... I'll shoot you in the leg. Don't move."
"... is that how you feel?
Without answering my question, Fine rested her gun.
………
Boom!
There was a gunshot. A bullet fired around my left thigh, my thigh, and I slightly broke down.
It was a stronger blow than what we saw in the lower hierarchy. If I had stayed in human mode, my legs might have blown.
Of course it hurts. But now that he is a dragon man, he is not unbearable.
Next, shoot him in the shoulder.
"... shoot me."
Boom!
As declared, the next one was shot in the right shoulder. My arm turns around with a shock.
"Hah... hah... How's it going? You hate me, don't you? Come on, attack me!
I don't hate you. I'm not going to attack you.
"Don't lie to me! You can't wait to attack me, can you? Come on, try it! Kill him!
Fine threw down her gun and spread her hands to the left and right.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk."
………… Is that all you're going to say? "
"Yes, it is."
Fine is giving her a rough breath as she disturbs her hair.
"Why do you want to talk to me?
…… I want you to know me, and I want you to know me. In a day, I was told that I liked and hated this much. Isn't it strange that you thought so?
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While waiting for the next word, Fine gradually calmed down her breath.
And I started talking with a different voice.
"... I used to be a normal girl living in a small village."
I realized that she finally felt like talking to me. I'll listen to her in silence.
"When I woke up in the morning, my mom was baking me bread, and my dad was reading the newspaper and drinking tea. I remember the wide grasslands outside the west window and the penetrating blue sky. --But those happy days ended suddenly."
Fine put one breath down.
"A crowd of monsters destroyed my village. Villagers were wiped out. My whole family is dead."
Is that why you hate monsters? In my case, there was no one to hate, but if not...
I might have been trapped in hatred, too.
"After surviving alone, I left the village with a dull consciousness due to the grief and fatigue of losing my family. I was very hungry. While I was walking, I arrived in a small city. In that city, I unconsciously took the fruit that was in the store. From here on out, as I told you before."
When I heard about the tattoo on my face on the roof of the inn.
He said he had been caught stealing and put in a tattoo that proved to be a sinner.
And there were circumstances that would have killed him if he didn't.
"I don't really remember what happened after I got caught. Labyrinth is a harsh punishment, and I entrust myself to hate and kill monsters, becoming stronger and needed by guards and other powerful inmates. That was the only rule that existed in me. Otherwise, he would have died instantly... After I escaped, my days went by without changing the rules, and one day I met you."
Fine let go of the gun and took off the mask. She was crying.
"I hate you enough to kill you as a monster... But right now... I don't know. At the same time, I realize that the feeling of wanting to believe is sprouting. Perhaps I still like you.... I don't know what to do anymore..."
Fine knelt on the spot.
"Somebody... help me... what should I do?"
"Fine...."
Fine is crying with a spicy voice.
What am I supposed to do?
I wanted to say something to you, but no matter what I said, I felt like it would hurt her.
I won't let you get anywhere near me now.
I felt my helplessness, and I held my fist.
Now we have to wait.
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When I waited with my teeth ticklish, Fine eventually stood up.
"Mr. Lute said you weren't going to hurt me."
"... yeah"
"Can you promise that?
"... I promise."
When she answered, Fine nodded after showing the appearance of a tour.
"I see. I can't make a decision. I want to entrust everything to you."
Fine said that and took the card out of her dress pocket.
... what are you going to do?
I read the contents of the card.
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[Boss Summon (Saratos)] Card
1. With that in mind, it can only be activated in the boss room.
2. Summon Saratos.
3. After activation, the card disappears.
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"Summon the boss?
"Yes. Actually, I had it for a purpose a long time ago, but I stocked it because it was an enemy I couldn't defeat."
You can't even defeat this Fine, can you?
"I will now give up all defenses. Please protect me and eliminate my enemies. If I'm safe, I won't kill Lute, who kept his promise."
The card that Fine had disappeared.
at the same time as
Ba-tan!
The entrance door and the exit staircase door were closed simultaneously.
A black whirlwind is blowing, creating a vortex in the middle of the room.
And the black vortex turns into a sphere, boom! and bounced.