The Labyrinth Raids of the Ultimate Tank

"Brother, brother, please wake up"

My body is shaken.

……

The cutest kid in the world was there.

Manichia is tilting her little neck.

Why don't you? You won't be able to see it forever.

"Manichia, do you have a face for the clan, but what do I do?"

"Right...... how about talking to a deputy seconded by Count Touri? About the town, I think I have a report. If you have any other work to do, you can ask me instead…"

"... right. I'll meet you in person and talk to you."

If you're a deputy, you're like the lord of this town.

Until now, it has been to the extent of showing up at times, but just recently they have lived here in the Lords' Mansion.

Briefly, the current deputy told me what he wanted to talk about while Manicia ate.

I left the house to head to the Lords' Mansion.

As we walked through town, the children came this way.

"Hey - take a look, Brother Rude! These clothes, they're cute!

"... oh, you look good. What's going on?"

"My brother from Homunculus made it for me!"

"Eh heh, that's good!

A refreshing man, Homunculus, who had his hands grabbed by the children from behind, turned this way.

He had a big scratch on his face and one eye didn't seem to open.

When he noticed me, he tried to kneel in a panic. No, no, you don't have to do that.

"Are you taking care of the children?"

"Yes, sir"

"Thanks. If the kids seem to bother you, can you tell me?"

My cheeks swell as I grin and point them at the children.

"Uh, Brother Rude! We're not gonna bother you, are we?

"You've always been selfish with me."

"Eh heh! Brother Liquid! Let's go play over there -"

"Yes... Now, Master Rude, if you'll excuse me"

"... oh. Say hello to the children."

"Yes."

The homunculus, called Liquid, laughed happily, then walked away.

Ever since I broke up with the Liquids, I've been looking at town again.

First, Homncrus was seen everywhere.

Some homunculus were talking to the architects.

... I need to see what's going on in town once before I see the deputy.

Without knowing anything, it wouldn't even fit the story.

I'm headed to Mr. Rayzil's shop, which was nearby.

Indeed, Mr. Rayzil should have watched over Homncrus with his knowledge of blacksmiths.

When I opened the store door, many adventurers were there.... sounds busy.

Milena, the clerk, opened her eyes to her surprise when she noticed this one.

"Oh, Rude, hiccup."

"Long time no see. Is Mr. Rayzil here?"

"Yeah, he's in the back."

"... Roger that. I'll see you a little."

Get permission from Milena and head to the back of the store.

The workshop was hot and humid.

Mr. Rayzil, a blacksmith, and some homunculus were working there.

The homunculus did not sweat a single thing, but did their own work.

When he noticed me, he tried to keep his head down in alignment, so he shook his head.

I didn't come here to interrupt your work.

"Whoa, Rude! What's up!?"

"Hey, I wanted to see how the homunculus are doing. Rayzil wanted to talk to you about the homunculus."

"Right!

Mr. Rayzil laughed softly at me, calling the names of one of the homunculus and then came to me.

"I understand, Mr. Rayzil. I'll take care of this."

After all three of them snorted reliably, I moved into a separate room with Mr. Rayzil.

Mr. Rayzil was wiping the sweat off with a towel that was wrapped around his head.

"Hey, Rude... you've got the good guys with you! I didn't know you had those blacksmith kids!

"... right. How are their arms?"

"There's nothing to complain about. Those kids, if I told you, you'd remember them almost instantly. I'm jealous you're young."

... No, that must be because of my ability as a homunculus.

That's why even the Homunculus are afraid.

If you give them knowledge and self, they will all reverse their position.

"Good. You seem familiar."

"Oh, don't worry about that."

Kokoku and Mr. Rayzil were sneering and laughing.

But his expression turned into something more serious.

"... Hey, Rude. Can I have one?"

"... what?"

"Those kids... they're gonna be okay, right?"

"… okay, what do you mean?"

Mr. Rayzil looked at me and loosened his mouth.

"... it's a special homunculus, isn't it? That's not supposed to be manufactured, is it? So one day... I'm worried they're gonna kill me."

"Mr. Rayzil."

"I only look like one person. It doesn't look terrible, does it?"

"... I don't want to see those kids suffer either. So I will protect them no matter what."

That's a sincere word.

After I picked up Luna... then I picked up the new homunculus... and I wanted to keep them out of painful sight.

"I feel the same way about Mr. Rayzil."

"... well. I can feel at ease with your words. No evil. Ask me something weird."

"No, that's okay. Thank you for your valuable time. I'm glad the homunculus seem familiar."

"Whoa. That's not a problem. They're all better blacksmiths than me. I don't care what you think about the thriving stores, it's because of them."

"... is that right"

Laughing opens the door for us to leave the room.

and there were two homunculus.

One of them is a kid I saw in the workshop. The other is Sammina.

... Sammina, who shows a bit of a paranoid attitude towards me, was looking at me somehow.

Homunculus, who was next to Sammina, moved his mouth in trouble.

"It seems that Sammina has witnessed Master Rude entering here, so I thought I'd show you around..."

"Right. I'm done talking to Mr. Rayzil, so I'm fine. Mr. Rayjill, this is it."

I bowed my head to Mr. Rayzil once. Mr. Rayzil laughed slightly at him and then rewrapped a towel around his head.

"Oh, come back and see me again."

"Yes."

So I left Mr. Rayzil's blacksmith.

I went out of the store and Samina kept her head down.

"I'm sorry, Master Rude. I'm sorry to bother you during the conversation."

"No, it's fine because we're just done talking. So what did you do for a living?"

"Well, that... I grew a new herb and asked Lady Gigi to make a potion. They're pretty effective... now they're selling fools to adventurers too -"

"... Was it"

New herbs, huh?

... That's all the technology we have in Brunkels.

Even the homunculus here may still be just the tip of the technology.

Maybe that country is developing more than we can imagine.

... I hope that doesn't pose a threat.

"So, did Samina come to tell us what was going on?... thanks."

Maybe he heard me go around town listening.

When I complimented her, Samina was shaking her body happily on the spot.

My cheeks are a little red, my nose gets rough with excitement.... I'm a little overreacted.

I thought, the next moment I was slowly depressed.

"... what's wrong?"

"... yes, no... that. Praised, I was already so happy to rise to heaven... that I remembered that I had done nothing to be praised."

"Did you do something?"

"By nature, I am in a position not to disturb Master Rude......! Yet I witnessed Master Rude leave the house, followed him until I had the courage to speak up, and to the end of giving, I came this far......! I wish I'd waited outside, but I still care to go inside and annoy the others... Huh! And what a worldly reason I was trying to speak up... because I wanted you to praise me on the herb thing earlier! Sorry!

Long. Sammina started rubbing her forehead to the ground, so I slapped her on the shoulder in a panic.

Sammina gives you a face.

... Anyway.

"You did your best, thank you"

"... hah!

Sammina fell off her back with momentum on the spot.

... Somebody help me.