The Labyrinth Raids of the Ultimate Tank

"Role (role), you say?"

"Oh. You know we're a party, attackers, tanks, healers, right? They were giving it something similar."

"I see... and is that something we can do?"

"I don't know. But it's worth a shot, right?"

"Right. Still, isn't it aggressive this time?"

"Well. The Black Dragon story says the Demon King has been hitting the ground a little lately. I honestly don't know when, where, or what will happen."

"For that time, you want to keep your strength in place,"

"Oh, to protect Manichia - to protect Avancia, I need it."

"Exactly, you're a man who would do anything for his sister"

It's not like that.

Kuck, and laugh, and then Marius puts his hand on his chin.

"So from now on, you'll have no choice but to be called the Demon King."

"... just do something similar. It's only a similar thing."

"That means a lot to you."

"... I have both magic and sacrament. If you give those two powers to your demons... the result will be a little different again?"

Marius sparkled his eyes at my words.

"Not bad. It would be worth a try. Ugh. Come on, you should try it! I'll be waiting."

Marius makes his eyes shine with excitement and such. In this case, if the demons get stronger, they can fight, or something.

"It's about that role. We don't even know what role the Demon Kings have. So as for the baselines, humans have attackers, healers, tanks… and I'm going to put it on the scouts, supporters"

Don't start with the second half.

The question was answered immediately because it was what I had expected.

"I guess. It's been a long time since I've asked Black Dragon. Compared back in the day to now, they still had weak adventurers back in the day. That's why each one of us once specialized in one by finer roles. Scouts used enemy detection and trap detection, and supporters used obstructive and auxiliary magic as the basis for carrying out luggage."

Scouts, supporters gradually changed their role with the passage of time.

Marius seemed convinced, too, and was nodding.

"Now, even if that's not the case, it's true that attackers can serve as scouts and healers as supporters."

"Oh. As the quality of the adventurer improved, the second half I found that the other two would make up enough, and disappeared. It's just that it's only a role to give to demons this time. In that sense, I thought you might need these two."

"Well, we don't know for sure yet, and we're gonna do a lot of things. Sounds interesting."

Marius seems to enjoy anything.

Even for me, it's easy and helpful.

"... the first thing to remember is Hugh."

When I say it, it jumps right off my shoulder and Hugh becomes the slime of the sphere.

I make things like my hands, and I salute them.

The question is, how is the Demon King giving the Demons a roll?

"Marius, do you know anything about the Demons' Roll?"

"Hmmm...... what is it? I'm caught in the back of my head, but I can't believe you stopped and came out."

Marius has a slightly more difficult face.

... Something, maybe, seems to come to mind.

"... well. Let me know if you know anything.... but then you still don't know how to give the roll"

"Lol, lol... is it like magic or skills that reinforce others? Then why don't you try using them?"

Think Marius' words once swallowed.... Sure, it makes sense.

I try to be aware of the magic and sacraments in my body.

... I know magic vegetables, but sacraments are probably about magic. It's consumed when you use your skills.

Be aware of them and mix them together. After the two forces bumped into each other, I felt like they melted together...

"Hugh, I'll give it a try. If that doesn't seem possible, just tell me right away."

I buried it in Hugh. Just put the force outside. That's fine. After listening to Hugh's reply, I am equally aware of my powers earlier.

Touch Hugh's body and pour in the force.

The role to give is... a scout.

Hugh could lurk anywhere, and considering he could share information with everyone in possession of Hugh, there would be no better role for him.

So, the rest, if you succeed, that's fine. Think so strongly, send magic and sacraments.

After Hugh jumped up his body for a moment, he swayed loosely.

Then Hugh sinks to the ground with Pei on the spot.

... Hugh?

Hugh faded away after he had made a tiny puddle on the ground.

"Hugh!?"

Speak up in a hurry. No way, something went wrong with my body!?

Hurry up and wonder if you can interfere somehow, and reach for the ground where Hugh has disappeared, a chunk of water appears on.

There were humans there.

He was Hugh, who had only changed to Manicia, but he is changing into a beautiful woman.

The hair is shaped with a similar blue liquid when slime. Turning his gaze at his feet or in part, he was composed of the same liquid as he did at the slime.

But unlimited proximity to humans. If you let him wear clothes, he'll undoubtedly recognize you as a human being.

Such Hugh turns his clear blue eyes this way.

Surprisingly, I speak to Hugh again.

"Hey, Hugh, you okay?"

"Dude, dude, dude, dude"

At the same time that I heard that voice, something soft wrapped around my back.

This is the usual Hugh. Hugh jumped toward me, adjusted to the temperature of my skin.

So, I'm glad to hear it. I can't imagine it from my beautiful appearance. It's a childish smile.

"Master, power, got it, looks like"

... can you talk? Or more importantly.

Hugh away from me melts into the ground or emerges from wherever he wants.

Besides, while we do that, the reading also activates.

Seems quite capable of combat as well. When water was released to the surrounding area, the trees were spat out.

... I just gave you a roll, is that all?

I look at Marius as I try to stroke Hugh's head and calm him down, hugging him with joy.

Marius wrinkled between her eyebrows and seemed to be thinking something. That's what I was so concerned about, he laughed lonely somewhere.

"... awesome. Even the Demon King couldn't be more fortified at once."

"... what's up, Marius?"

"It's a little something that brings back memories."

Your memories come back?... More than pointing that out, Marius stood up a lot.

"The Demon Kings did give the Demons a role, too. But it was enough to count the individuals that were so incredibly fortified by it. The demon himself had an uplifting mind and could not have done without a relationship of trust with the master. If we try to force ourselves to keep giving magic vegetables, eventually the flesh will be unbearable and the demons will run wild"

"... I see,"

"That's why we have a relationship of trust with demons.... Hugh could have been stronger because there was something like that"

"But... you basically miss the demons we built, don't you? Aren't demon kings making demons just like that?"

"You will also need sacraments to manufacture demons. The demon god is the god of destruction, and even if life can be destroyed, life cannot be created. Neither do the demons created from magic vegetables have their lives. The demons that live in the demonic realm are the same as the demons of the labyrinth and, if killed, only the strong parts of the magic vegetation are left to disappear. By descending into this human earth and bathing in the sacraments, we can have flesh."

Marius seems lonely somewhere, laughing small.

You're familiar with it.

"Well. The demon kings basically can't work long in the human world. The cause is the sun. The sun was created by God - the goddess, and since then a strong sacrament has been created, which weakens the demons. On this earth, the power of the sun was strong, and in the moonlike manner created by the demon gods, it was not something that could be very offset. That is why the human world was flooded with many sacred vegetarians, and the Demons could not live. Conversely, the demonic realm is filled with magic vegetables and the power of the moon is strengthened. That's why humans and demons are living apart into two worlds"

"... so what are the demons going to do? Are you trying to take over the human world?"

Marius nodded with serious eyes.

"The Demon Nation - the purpose of the Demon God is to make the two worlds his own. That's why I decided to build a labyrinth, use my own subordination, let the relatively low demons of magic manage as guardians, and let them collect sacred vegetables. In this way, he made demons that combine sacraments and magic vegetables, and also carried out those studies, transforming his body so that he could live in a world with strong sacraments. Looking at the results, the guardians who succeeded and managed the labyrinth gradually were also stronger. If the adventurer gave it to me, the sacred vegetables could also be gathered and strengthened, both demons and guardians, and the circle went on."

"... Marius"

"The guardian prepared a number of baits for the labyrinth. Just as humans want to challenge the labyrinth. As a result, the Guardians who could come became stronger and stronger, and the weakest Demon King could come to the Labyrinth."

"... Marius. No way, you..."

Marius looked at me this way and sighed.

"Again...... shall I name it? I am Marius, the weakest demon. Demonization can only be used in the labyrinth because of my weak powers as Demon King. That's why we can live like humans."

"... right"

Marius looked sad somewhere.